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News Report on Tallahassee Couple’s FTD Journey Highlights Challenges of Misdiagnosis
A report aired by Tallahassee news station WTXL27 shares how FTD has affected the lives of a…
Public Benefits When Notable Names Share Neurological Challenges, UCLA Professor Writes
In an opinion piece published last month in the Los Angeles Times, Keith Vossel, MD, of the…
AFTD and ADDF Extend Treat FTD Fund Program Through 2035
AFTD and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) have committed to extending the Treat FTD Fund program…
Passage Bio Announces Hopeful Initial Data from Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial
Passage Bio released promising preliminary results from its phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating an experimental treatment for…
Editor Shares How Basketball Helps Him Bond with Friend Who Has PPA
Retired managing editor Lonny Cain of The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) shared in a recent article how basketball…
“We’re Just Regular People with an Illness,” Dementia Advocate with FTD Writes in Essay
In an essay published by Inside Ageing, Bobby Redman, a retired behavioral psychologist living with FTD, discusses…
AFTD Volunteer Highlights Differences Between FTD and Alzheimer’s in Newspaper Article
AFTD volunteer Wanda Smith highlighted the differences between FTD and Alzheimer’s disease in a recent article published…
U.S. Justice System Stumbles When Faced with FTD and Other Dementias, Article Finds
An article published in a recent issue of Scientific American examines the ways that the U.S. justice…
Study Evaluates Brain-Atrophy Rates in Genetic FTD Carriers
A study published in the journal Neurology evaluates the brain degeneration or atrophy rates of presymptomatic carriers…
AFTD Volunteer and Former FTD Care Partner Discusses Importance of Self-Care in Podcast Interview
Corey Esannason, a former AFTD Ambassador, emphasized the need for self-care for FTD care partners and shared…