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Frontotemporal Degeneration: The Dementia Doctors Mistake for a Midlife Crisis
AFTD Medical Advisory Council member, Dr. Bradford Dickerson, contributed to an article about the difficulties associated with…
FTD Research Challenges
This video from the NIH’s Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias: Research Challenges and Opportunities meeting, co-sponsored by AFTD, discusses how…
MAC Chair Receives Award from American Academy of Neurology
AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council Chair, Dr. M. Marsel Mesulam, was awarded the 2014 Potamkin Prize for his contributions to…
Max’s Catch-a-Thon
Max Portnoy, of Bethesda, MD, organized a three hour catch-a-thon to support AFTD and to honor his…
AFTD and ADDF Award Grants Funding FTD Research
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) and The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) recently announced the recipients…
University of Pennsylvania’s FTD Caregiver Conference – May 30, 2014
On Friday, May 30, 2014, the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration Center will host its annual FTD Caregiver Conference. …
Katie Brandt’s Speech on Rare Disease Day in Boston
AFTD volunteer and AFTD New England Regional Coordinator Katie Brandt spoke on Feb. 28th at the State…
February 28: Rare Disease Day
In support of Rare Disease Day, AFTD will be represented at a Rare Disease Day event in Massachusetts by…
Mayo Clinic Rochester Seminar for FTD and PPA – March 17, 2014
Mayo Clinic Seminar for Families Impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia March 17, 2014 –…
9th International Conference on FTD
9th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias – Oct 23-25, 2014 The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel Vancouver,…