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The Lived Experience of FTD: Driving and FTD

The following column was written by members of the Persons with FTD Advisory Council. Members of the Council work to share the insights of persons diagnosed to help guide AFTD on…

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Link Between TAF15 Protein and FTD Discovered in UK Study

In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers in the United Kingdom discovered that a previously known protein may play a role in the development of an FTD…

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AFTD Launches Social Media Campaign to #EndDementiaStigma

AFTD has launched #EndDementiaStigma, a social media campaign to mark Brain Awareness Week. The campaign empowers people with FTD, along with their care partners, family members, and friends, to share…

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Dear HelpLine: Looking for Support Options

Dear HelpLine, Our family is looking for ways to connect with other FTD care partners for support. What options are available? A core part of AFTD’s mission is to help…

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March 30, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Los Angeles, Calif.

Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event in Los Angeles, hosted by AFTD volunteer Alma Valencia at Be Nice…

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High-Profile FTD Diagnoses Boost Public Awareness, AFTD Ambassador Says

In a March 1 interview with the Rochester, Minn.-based station KAAL-TV, AFTD Ambassador Deb Scharper noted that the public announcements of the FTD diagnoses of Wendy Williams and Bruce Willis…

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March 23, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Spring Valley, Minn.

Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD Ambassador Deb Scharper, in Spring Valley, Minn., on Saturday,…

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A Note to the AFTD Community about Wendy Williams’s FTD Diagnosis

Since last week’s announcement that the former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with FTD, combined with the premiere of the docuseries Where Is Wendy Williams? over the…

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AFTD Webinar: The Current State of FTD

Today, more people than ever know what FTD is and how it differs from other dementias, while clinical trials are actively testing therapies that could slow or halt disease progression.…

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Advocacy Update: Rare Disease Day and FTD

Rare Disease Day, which occurs annually on the last day of February, was established by the European Organization for Rare Diseases and first observed on February 29, 2008. Rare Disease…

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