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Northwestern Caregiver Conference – March 24, 2012
The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine announces the…
AFTD Caregiver Travel Grants
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration offers modest financial assistance for caregivers interested in attending an FTD caregiver conference. The…
Canadian News Story about Importance of Early Diagnosis of Dementia
A television news station in Canada ran a story about the importance and benefits of early diagnosis…
Article on timing for FTD Clinical Trials
Time Is Ripe for Clinical Trials in Frontotemporal Degeneration: The Alzheimer’s Research Forum has published Part 1…
Facebook Support Group for FTD Patients
FTD blogger and patient Howard Glick has started a closed (private) Facebook group for people diagnosed with FTD. …
“If I knew then”….help AFTD’s Task Force on Families
Were you a teen or in grade school when your parent became ill with FTD? AFTD’s Task…
Poet, Educator Rachel Hadas to Speak on Dec. 12 in New York
Narrative Medicine Rounds with Rachel Hadas, Poet and Educator Wednesday December 7, 2011 5:00 – 7:00 p.m….
Amyloid Ligand Tells Alzheimer’s from FTLD
Researchers have found that amyloid ligand differentiates Alzheimer’s from FTLD. Click here for the online article. Fox…
FTD Patient and Blogger Howard Glick Interviewed by Forbes
Howard Glick, FTD patient and blogger, talks to Alice Walton in an interview for Forbes magazine. Click here to…
AFTD Education Conference and Annual Meeting – April 27, 2012
AFTD’s Education Conference and Annual Meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA on April 27, 2012. Mark your…
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