What's New

News

Former FTD Caregiver Portrays Life with Dementia in Debut Short Film “Front Porches”

Filmmaker and former FTD caregiver Katie Prentiss documented the early stages of dementia in her award-winning short…

Read More >

New Pharma-Academic Partnership Aims to Advance FTD Treatment Development

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the University of Oxford have teamed up to further advance research and…

Read More >

Genetic Counselor Discusses Significance of Genetic Testing in “Narrative Matters” Podcast

Genetic counselor Shivani Nazareth discussed in a recent episode of the Narrative Matters podcast why she advocated…

Read More >

Researchers Gather Recommendations of Practical Treatments to Support Persons with svPPA

Investigators have compiled recommendations for non-pharmacological therapy treatments for persons diagnosed with semantic variant primary progressive aphasia…

Read More >

Texas Family Raises FTD Awareness at 2021 BMW Dallas Marathon

More than 17,000 participants competed in the 50th anniversary of the BMW Dallas Marathon, and for some…

Read More >
Newly Developed Apps Detect Speech Changes Associated with FTD

Newly Developed Apps Detect Speech Changes Associated with FTD

Researchers have developed apps that use artificial intelligence to detect subtle speech changes that may suggest the…

Read More >