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AFTD Volunteers Achieve FTD Awareness Week in 5 More States

In recent weeks, AFTD volunteers have successfully lobbied legislators to declare September 22-29, 2024, as FTD Awareness…

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A Conversation with Olga Uspenskaya, MD, PhD, of Prevail Therapeutics

Recently, Prevail Therapeutics presented interim results from their Phase 1/2 open-label clinical trial assessing the safety and…

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A Note to the AFTD Community about Wendy Williams’s FTD Diagnosis

Since last week’s announcement that the former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with FTD,…

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Celebrate and Remember Loved Ones to Cap Off World FTD Awareness Week

Today is the final day of World FTD Awareness Week. All week, we’ve been sharing interviews on…

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Find and Give Support This World FTD Awareness Week

Today is the second day of World FTD Awareness Week, a global week of action to #endFTD….

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Start World FTD Awareness Week 2023 Off with Steps Towards Self-Care

Today is the start of World FTD Awareness Week 2023 – a global week of action to…

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One-Night Performance of Acclaimed Play UnRavelled Examines Art, Science, and Dementia

AFTD staff and Board members attended a performance of the play UnRavelled at the San Francisco Conservatory…

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AFTD Now Offering CME Credits to Healthcare Professional Webinar Attendees

As part of an ongoing organizational effort to provide vital FTD education to healthcare professionals, AFTD held…

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Perspectives in FTD Research Webinar: Brain Donations — Who, What, Where, When, and Why?

In this Perspectives in Research Webinar, presented jointly by AFTD and the FTD Disorders Registry, Dr. David…

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FTD More Common in Europe than Previously Thought, Study Says

FTD disorders are more common in Europe than previously thought, according to a recent study published in…

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