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Brain Pathology Consistent with FTD Found in Roughly 35% of Motor Neuron Disease Cases in Recent Study
According to a recent study published in the research journal Brain, brain pathology consistent with FTD was…
Promising FTD Gene Therapy from AviadoBio Featured in the UK Guardian
In London’s Docklands, British biotech company AviadoBio is developing a promising gene therapy to treat FTD. The…
Chinese Study Explores the Psychological Well-being and Health of Dementia Caregivers
A study published in the journal BMC Geriatrics explores the self-assessed well-being of informal care partners and…
Vesper Bio Clinical Trial for FTD-GRN Treatment Achieves Enrollment Milestone
Danish biotechnology company Vesper Bio announced that it reached a participation milestone in its phase Ib/IIa clinical…
British Study Evaluates Ability of Novel Protein Assay to Capture Blood-Based Dementia Biomarkers
A study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia evaluates the ability of a novel protein assay…
Former U.S. Rep. Wexton, Living with PSP, Featured in “Brain & Life” Magazine
Jennifer Wexton, a former member of Congress who stepped down after revealing her progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)…
Millennial Whose Father Has PSP Explains the Challenges Faced by Millennial Caregivers
When Jennifer N. Levin’s father was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, she was only 32 and living…
AFTD Ambassador Shares Husband’s FTD Journey with West Virginia Newspaper
In a May 21 article published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, AFTD Ambassador Debbie Elkins detailed her family’s…
AFTD Medical Advisor Emeritus Virginia Lee Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Virginia M.-Y. Lee, PhD, an emeritus member of the AFTD Medical Advisory Council (MAC) and the current…
Study Identifies Profile of Blood-Based Inflammatory Proteins as Potential FTD Biomarker
A study published in the journal Brain earlier this year identified a profile of inflammation-related proteins that…
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