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Graphic: Public benefits when notable names share neurological struggles, UCLA professor writes

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…

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Graphic: Advancing Hope - AFTD Holds 2023 Holloway Summit Meeting on Biomarkers for FTD

Advancing Hope: AFTD Holds 2023 Holloway Summit Meeting on Biomarkers for FTD

The second annual AFTD Holloway Summit, focused on biomarkers for FTD, was held from November 30 to…

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Dear HelpLine: Dealing With Genetic Uncertainty

Dear HelpLine: Dealing With Genetic Uncertainty

Dear HelpLine, Each time I visit home for the holidays and see firsthand how FTD has affected…

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Graphic: AFTD and ADDF Extend Treat FTD Fund Through 2035

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…

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Graphic: The Lived Experience of FTD - Grief on the FTD Journey

The Lived Experience of FTD: Grief on the FTD Journey

The following article was written by members of AFTD’s Persons with FTD Advisory Council, who work to…

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Graphic: Passage Bio announces hopeful initial data from phase 1/2 clinical trial

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…

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Graphic: Tips & Advice - Navigating Apathy in FTD

Tips & Advice: Navigating Apathy in FTD

A hallmark symptom of FTD, apathy can be particularly hard to deal with for persons diagnosed, care…

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Graphic: Advancing Hope - AFTD hosts FTD Social at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.

Advancing Hope: AFTD hosts FTD Social at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN), with nearly 35,000 members in 95 countries, is the world’s largest professional…

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Graphic: Editor shares how basketball helps him bond with friend who has PPA

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…

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Graphic: "We're just regular people with an illness" Dementia Advocate with FTD writes in essay

“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…

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