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AFTD and partners award $2.1 million in first year of new FTD Diagnostic Biomarkers Initiative

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), Alzheimer’s Association, Rainwater Charitable Foundation, and the Robertson Foundation have come…

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Alector Announces Results from its Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Potential FTD-GRN Therapeutic

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Oct. 21, 2025  —  Biotechnology company Alector announced today that the drug, latozinemab,…

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New York State FTD Registry Bill Signed into Law

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Oct. 20, 2025 —  New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law…

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AFTD Joins Lawmakers to Advance Dementia Awareness in California

Above, L-R: Emma Heming Willis, AFTD Ambassador Terry Walter, Calif. State Senator Roger Niello, and AFTD volunteers…

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California’s First Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Resolution Passed at State Capitol by Assembly and Senate

Emma Heming Willis Joins The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration at California’s Capitol to Mark Watershed Moment in…

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New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey Introduces First-in-the-Nation Legislation to Create FTD Research Registry

ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey unveiled legislation (S7874/A9938) to establish the country’s…

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