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Graphic Text: AFTD and partners Award $2.1 Million in New FTD Diagnostic Biomarkers Initiative | Background: Photos of AFTD grantees Nicolas Barthelemy, Andrew Stern, and Leonard Petrucelli

Advancing Hope: AFTD and partners Award $2.1 Million in New FTD Diagnostic Biomarkers Initiative

AFTD currently has six active research funding programs to support FTD research at all stages, from discovery…

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Daniel Barvin and his wife speaking about how they found hope on their FTD journey to transform treatment for others.

From Sean 1.0 to Sean 2.0: One Couple’s FTD Journey

When Sean Durbin noticed he was struggling to find the right words during conversations, he knew something…

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Daniel Barvin and his wife speaking about how they found hope on their FTD journey to transform treatment for others.

Hope on the Horizon: Daniel Barvin’s Personal Mission to Transform FTD Treatment

In 2017, Daniel Barvin was newly married, MBA in hand, and building a promising career in wealth…

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Our Deepest Gratitude to Dr. Walter Koroshetz

Our Deepest Gratitude to Dr. Walter Koroshetz

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration extends its deepest gratitude to Dr. Walter Koroshetz for his 18 years…

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Title Graphic: AFTD and partners award $2.1 million in first year of new FTD Diagnostic Biomarkers Initiative | Background: Logos of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, Alzheimer's Association, Rainwater Charitable Foundation, and Robertson Foundation

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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Graphic Text: Dear HelpLine: AFTD’s New Genetic Counseling and Testing Recommendation | Background: A young woman consults with her physician

Dear HelpLine: AFTD’s New Genetic Counseling and Testing Recommendation

Dear HelpLine, I recently heard about the new recommendation that all people diagnosed with FTD should be…

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