Una serata per chi si prende cura degli altri

AFTD is attending An Evening for Caregivers, a special event for caregivers featuring Emma Heming Willis in conversation with Anderson Cooper. Panel discussions featuring caregiving experts will kick off the event, providing attendees with resources and information that can make a positive difference at all steps of the caregiving journey. AFTD will have an information…

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Il farmaco Ferrer PSP riceve la designazione Fast Track dalla FDA statunitense

Graphic Text: Ferrer PSP Drug Receives Fast Track Designation from US FDA. | Background: The front of the Ferrer corporate building with the company logo hanging over the windows

Spanish pharmaceutical company Ferrer announced that its experimental drug for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) has received a Fast Track designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).   Fast Track Designation Brings Closer Cooperation with FDA  The FDA uses its Fast Track designation to help the development of a drug and expedite its…

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AFTD si unisce ai legislatori per promuovere la consapevolezza sulla demenza in California

Above, L-R: Emma Heming Willis, AFTD Ambassador Terry Walter, Calif. State Senator Roger Niello, and AFTD volunteers Jeanine Walter Misirli, MD, and Kristine Golden, PA-C   SACRAMENTO, CA – The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) and FTD advocates – including Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis – will travel to the California State…

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Dementia Action Alliance pubblica una guida aggiornata sulla convivenza con la demenza

The organization Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) has released an updated version of “Pathways to Well-Being with Dementia,” a manual of practical tools, strategies, and insights to support well-being with dementia. The guide is available at the DAA’s website for download as a PDF at no cost; hard-copy paperback copies can be ordered from the website.…

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Promuovere la speranza: i vincitori all'inizio della carriera delle borse di ricerca AFTD stanno facendo passi da gigante!

Text: Advancing Hope - Early-Career Awardees of AFTD Research Grants are Making Strides! | Background: AFTD grant recipients Rowan Saloner, Eline Bunnik, Suborno Jati, Tanav Popli, Charlotte Graafland, and Indira García-Cordero

Did you know that AFTD currently has six active research grant programs funding FTD research at all stages, from discovery research to clinical trials? Three of these programs are focused on early-career researchers, supporting career transitions that sustain future work in FTD. We wanted to share a flurry of recent research publications authored by early-career…

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Webinar AFTD: dall'insorgenza dei sintomi alla diagnosi: migliorare il percorso diagnostico della FTD

FTD’s complex symptomology means it is often misdiagnosed. This webinar explores what we know about the diagnostic journey by reviewing current data from the FTD Disorders Registry, including common early symptoms, barriers to timely diagnosis, and opportunities to improve detection and referral pathways. A leading FTD expert, Dr. David Irwin, discusses the key components of…

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Lo studio del beneficiario dell'AFTD valuta i cambiamenti proteici che potrebbero aiutare a monitorare la gravità della FTD

Graphic Text: AFTD Grantee Study Assesses Protein Changes Which Could Help Track FTD Severity | A male scientist and female scientist discuss test results

A study published in Nature Aging looked at a large number of proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to see if combinations of changes in these proteins could be used for indicating severity or presence of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the future. The research was led by Dr. Rowan Saloner, a current AFTD grant recipient, and…

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