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Neurology Now Features Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Actress Kimberley Williams-Paisley, whose mother passed away from PPA, is featured in the cover story of the October/November issue of Neurology Now. Williams-Paisley wrote a book about her mother’s FTD…
Help & Hope #29
Issue #29: October 2016 (originally published as The Gateway)
AFTD’s Inaugural Hope Rising Benefit
Three members of the AFTD community, Donald Newhouse, AFTD Board member Kathy Newhouse Mele, and Daniel Hedaya, will host AFTD’s inaugural New York City benefit, Hope Rising. The evening will…
First Round of FTD Therapeutics Fell Short, But Many More Are Up and Running
At the 10th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, held August 31 to September 2 in Munich, speakers presented results from three clinical trials. Though conference attendees were disappointed in the initial…
Media Coverage for AFTD’s Hope Rising Event
As AFTD’s Hope Rising event, taking place on Thursday, September 29th, draws closer, it is gaining momentum in the media. Coverage can be found here: Kelli O’Hara Performs at inaugural…
Frontotemporal Dementia: The Hard Work of Pushing Toward Trials
In the last 10 years, the science of frontotemporal dementias has exploded, thanks to big openings in the molecular pathologies behind these disorders. Rapidly growing interest among academia and industry…
Monty Python’s Terry Jones has Been Diagnosed with PPA
The comedy genius behind Monty Python, Terry Jones, has been diagnosed with PPA. The news came as Bafta Cymru announced he had been given a special award for outstanding contribution to film and…
Prolific Film Director, Curtis Hanson, Has Passed Away From FTD
From The Washington Post… FTD has claimed yet another creative life. Curtis Hanson, Oscar-winning director of “L.A. Confidential” and “8-Mile,” passed away at 71 from FTD in his Los Angeles…
Youth Dementia Awareness Symposium
Youth Dementia Awareness Symposium Sept. 30 – October 2, 2016 Cara Commons (Room 1-148) Ted Rogers School of Management, 55 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario Do you know anyone…
AFTD Webinar: The Journey to Diagnosis in FTD
Join us for, The Journey to Diagnosis in FTD, an educational webinar that will explore several patients cases of varying ages and backgrounds, to help you better understand how doctors arrive at…
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