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First-ever World FTD Awareness Week Launches at One World Trade Center
On October 1, AFTD, with President of Advance Publications, Inc. Donald Newhouse, convened supporters and community members to host an inaugural event at One World Trade Center. Together, we gathered to…
Read MoreWorld FTD Awareness Week (Oct. 4-11, 2015) Social Media Kit
AFTD’s Social Media Kit offers an easy way to tell your story during World FTD Awareness Week. Simply choose the template that suits you best: Social Media Template, for persons living with…
Read MoreNY State Senator Michelle Hinchey Introduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry
New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey introduced a bill on January 3 to create a statewide FTD registry that would document diagnoses. Senate Bill S7874 would require healthcare providers in…
Read MoreAFTD News – Volume 20 Issue 3: Fall 2023
FTD Disorders Registry Upgraded to Help Further Advance FTD Science The FTD Disorders Registry is a powerful tool in the effort to discover treatments and a cure for FTD. By…
Read MoreEmma Heming Willis and AFTD CEO Susan L-J Dickinson Interviewed on NBC’s “Today Show”
Emma Heming Willis gave updates on her family’s FTD journey and discussed the disease alongside AFTD CEO Susan L-J Dickinson, MSGC, in an interview broadcast on the Today show on…
Read MoreAFTD News – Volume 20 Issue 2: Summer 2023
Clinical Trials: Paving the Way to Effective Treatments for FTD FTD research brings hope – hope for therapeutics that can slow or reduce symptoms, hope that the next discovery will…
Read MoreAFTD News – Volume 16 Issue 1: Spring 2019
AFTD Joins Diagnostics Accelerator Initiative In January, AFTD announced it will leverage support from our generous donors to invest $2.5 million in the Diagnostics Accelerator program, an initiative of the…
Read MoreAFTD News – Volume 16 Issue 2: Summer 2019
60 Minutes Brings FTD Awareness to Millions of TV Viewers On May 5, the venerable CBS news program 60 Minutes aired a segment on FTD, bringing newfound awareness to a…
Read MoreAFTD News – Volume 16 Issue 3: Fall 2019
AFTD and Target ALS Announce Partnership On October 15, AFTD and Target ALS announced a new partnership, including a call for research proposals to encourage innovative research in hopes of…
Read MoreAFTD News – Volume 17 Issue 1: Spring 2020
COVID-19 and FTD: AFTD Resources Can Help The COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world over the last several months has brought new and compounded challenges for people living with…
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