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“Alzheimer’s & Dementia” Summarizes Inaugural Holloway Summit’s Discussions on Digital Health Technologies for FTD
An article published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia arose from AFTD’s inaugural Holloway Summit in 2022, which focused on digital health technologies (DHTs) and how they can help diagnose…
Passage Bio Provides Updated Interim Data from UpliFT-D Clinical Trial for FTD-GRN
Biotechnology firm Passage Bio recently provided updated interim data from its phase 1/2 clinical trial for its gene replacement therapy targeting FTD-GRN. Experimental Therapy Continues to Show Improved Progranulin Levels…
PBS Documentary Spotlights FTD Couple to Exemplify U.S. “Caregiving Crisis”
Caregiving, a new PBS documentary executive-produced by Bradley Cooper, reveals America’s caregiving crisis through expert insight and intimate stories – including the story of a couple facing FTD. In the…
Florida Radio Station Spotlights AFTD Ambassador for His Dementia-Care Advocacy
AFTD Ambassador Dan Moser was interviewed last month about his work supporting FTD caregiving on the radio program Gulf Coast Life, which airs on the Fort Myers, Fla.–based NPR station…
In Podcast Interview, AFTD Ambassador Shares How He Found Purpose Amid Grief
When Scott Oxarart lost his father Steve to FTD in August 2023, he transformed his grief into a powerful mission to help other families navigate the challenges he faced. Oxarart…
The Lived Experience of FTD: Brothers Explain in Podcast How They Live With Gene Linked to FTD
In a recent interview with NPR member station WUNC, for their podcast “Embodied,” brothers Ansel Dow, 31, and Cosmo Hinsman, 26, discussed the devastating impact of genetic FTD on their…
The Road to Timely and Accurate FTD Diagnosis
Accurate, early FTD diagnosis is crucial – for appropriate care, improved quality of life and disease management, adequate support for caregivers, better informed decisions around family planning, and access to…
Dear HelpLine: Comstock Grants
Dear HelpLine, We recently joined an FTD support group, which has been so helpful. The support group volunteer told us about AFTD’s Comstock Grants. Can you help us learn more?…
Advancing Hope: AFTD Attends the Tau Global Conference
In late April, AFTD Research team members attended a premier conference focused exclusively on research into tau, a protein which is aggregated in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS),…
Brain Pathology Consistent with FTD Found in Roughly 35% of Motor Neuron Disease Cases in Recent Study
According to a recent study published in the research journal Brain, brain pathology consistent with FTD was detected in roughly 35% of the participants with motor neuron disease, which includes…
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