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Balancing Safety and Autonomy When Persons Diagnosed Leave the Home

In recent days, national media outlets have reported on the disappearance of Edmond Bradley Solomon III, a…

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AFTD Partners with ALS Association to Support Advancing Digital Tools

Although FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have long been considered distinct disorders, experts now recognize that…

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AFTD CEO Discusses Wendy Williams’s FTD Diagnosis

In an interview with The Daily Beast about Wendy Williams’s recent FTD diagnosis, AFTD CEO Susan L-J…

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FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Experimental FTD Therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “breakthrough therapy designation” to latozinemab, an experimental…

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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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Open Hand Foundation Provides AFTD $600K for FTD Research

AFTD is pleased to announce that we have received a gift of $600,000 from the Open Hand…

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Provide Help and Bring Hope with a Year-End Gift

AFTD was founded more than 20 years ago with a single donation. Since then, the dedication and…

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U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton Announces Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Diagnosis

Representative Jennifer Wexton of Virginia announced last week that she would not be seeking re-election after receiving…

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AFTD and Passage Bio Discuss Therapeutics Designed for FTD-GRN

AFTD recently spoke with Passage Bio Chief Executive Officer William Chou, M.D., about his colleagues’ work to…

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AFTD and Denali Therapeutics Discuss Takeda Pharmaceuticals Partnership to Develop FTD-Focused Therapeutic

Recently, members of the Denali Therapeutics team provided insights into their work and partnership with Takeda to…

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