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Former U.S. Rep. Wexton, Living with PSP, Featured in “Brain & Life” Magazine
Jennifer Wexton, a former member of Congress who stepped down after revealing her progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)…
Genetic FTD Advocate Linde Jacobs Profiled in CBS Minnesota Segment
Linde Jacobs, a Minnesota nurse who has devoted herself to genetic-FTD advocacy after learning that she and…
Millennial Whose Father Has PSP Explains the Challenges Faced by Millennial Caregivers
When Jennifer N. Levin’s father was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, she was only 32 and living…
AFTD Ambassador Shares Husband’s FTD Journey with West Virginia Newspaper
In a May 21 article published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, AFTD Ambassador Debbie Elkins detailed her family’s…
Emma Heming Willis Honored with Caregiving Award
Emma Heming Willis was recently honored by Maria Shriver’s Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic, receiving…
Session Videos from AFTD’s 2025 Education Conference Now Available
Sessions from AFTD’s 2025 Education Conference are now available on our YouTube channel. Whether you missed a…
N.Y. Senator Hinchey Reintroduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry
A bill that would establish a registry of FTD diagnoses in New York State was reintroduced in…
Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration on the Need for Robust and Consistent Medical Research Funding
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) continues to urgently advocate for robust and consistent funding for the…
Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) on Disruption of Scientific Research Funding and Activities
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) is deeply concerned about recent policy changes and layoffs at the…
Empower a Future Free of FTD with a Year-End Gift
For over 20 years, AFTD’s volunteers, supporters, and partners raised awareness, supported one another, educated healthcare professionals,…
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