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Young Caregiver Talks About Finding Support Amid FTD Journey on Dementia UK Podcast
A young FTD caregiver named Lizzie discussed the grief, uncertainty, and unexpected responsibilities she faced as she…
Advancing Hope: AFTD Staff Attend NORD Breakthrough Summit in Washington, DC
Shana Dodge, PhD, AFTD’s Director of Research Engagement and Meghan Buzby, MBA, AFTD’s Director of Advocacy and…
GemVax & KAEL Announces Results from Phase 2a Clinical Trial for PSP
South Korean biopharmaceutical company GemVax & Kael announced in late October the results from its phase 2a…
Dear HelpLine: Navigating Travel During the Holidays
Dear HelpLine, I am thinking of traveling to see family this year for the holidays, but this…
A Conversation with Alector’s Vice President of Clinical Development
Earlier this year, the biopharmaceutical company Alector announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had…
Vesper Bio Announces Successful Completion of Phase 1 Study for Potentially Disease-Modifying Treatment for FTD-GRN
Biotechnology company Vesper Bio announced in early September that the phase 1 clinical trial for its potentially…
AFTD Webinar: Diagnosing Primary Progressive Aphasia
With primary progressive aphasia (PPA), problems with language and communication typically deteriorate gradually over time. Initial symptoms…
Tell Your Legislators: Reauthorize Funding for the Older Americans Act
You may think that because frontotemporal degeneration strikes many people in the middle of their life, that…
Advancing Hope: AFTD hosts 2024 FTD Research Roundtable Meeting
The FTD Research Roundtable is an annual program designed to accelerate FTD drug development by convening various…
AC Immune and Life Molecular Imaging Announce FDA Fast Track Designation for Tau PET Tracer
Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune announced in late August that its partner, German biopharmaceutical company Life Molecular…
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