“Simulation House” Lets Iowans Experience What It’s Like to Live with Dementia
The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging have teamed up to create a dementia simulation house to educate people on what it’s like…
Read MoreCouples Living with PPA Featured in Wisconsin Newspaper
Two couples living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) share their experiences of managing the disease and the importance of supportive relationships in a recent article in the Wisconsin newspaper the…
Read MoreMovement Symptoms Associated with FTD Correlate with Greater Brainstem Atrophy, Study Finds
Persons diagnosed with FTD who exhibit extrapyramidal symptoms are likely to have significantly more brainstem atrophy and reduced metabolism in certain brain areas compared with persons diagnosed who don’t exhibit…
Read MoreActivist Living with FTD Discusses Dementia Advocacy in Asia in “Being Patient” Interview
Emily Ong, who lives with FTD, discussed her efforts to combat the challenges of dementia advocacy in Asia in an April 20 Being Patient “LiveTalk” interview. Ong, who lives in…
Read MoreAFTD 2022 Education Conference Session Recordings Now Available on YouTube
Did you miss the AFTD Education Conference? Want to share a session that you found informative? Recordings from this year’s Conference are now available on AFTD’s YouTube channel. We encourage you…
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