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FTD Research Challenges
This video from the NIH’s Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias: Research Challenges and Opportunities meeting, co-sponsored by AFTD, discusses how FTD, Lewy body and vascular dementia differ from Alzheimer’s disease, as well as…
AFTD News: Spring 2014, Volume 11, Issue 1
In this issue: AFTD Kids and Teens: Our Children Are Not Alone, AFTD Receives $1 Million Gift, Spotlight on John Whitmarsh, White Plains Conference Recap, Dr. Marsel Mesulam Awarded the…
MAC Chair Receives Award from American Academy of Neurology
AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council Chair, Dr. M. Marsel Mesulam, was awarded the 2014 Potamkin Prize for his contributions to the advancement of dementia research.
Max’s Catch-a-Thon
Max Portnoy, of Bethesda, MD, organized a three hour catch-a-thon to support AFTD and to honor his grandfather. Max’s event was featured on his local news.
Use AmazonSmile and Designate AFTD as your Beneficiary
AmazonSmile allows you to choose AFTD as the charitable beneficiary of .5% of all your Amazon.com purchases. Simply sign on to your Amazon.com account, search and select “Association for Frontotemporal…
AFTD and ADDF Award Grants Funding FTD Research
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) and The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) recently announced the recipients of their seventh annual partnership awards program to accelerate drug discovery for frontotemporal…
University of Pennsylvania’s FTD Caregiver Conference – May 30, 2014
On Friday, May 30, 2014, the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration Center will host its annual FTD Caregiver Conference. The program will feature Dr. Murray Grossman and his colleagues and will run…
Max’s “Catch-a-Thon” Gets Press; Event Takes Place March 23rd
A 13-year-old boy from Bethesda, MD will honor his grandfather with a catch-a-thon on Sunday, March 23, 2014. Max Portnoy and his grandfather share a love of baseball; now that…
King of Prussia, PA 10-miler and 5K – May 18, 2014
For the third year in a row, staff and friends of AFTD will participate in a 10-mile/5K run and walk on May 18, 2014 in King of Prussia, PA. More…
7th Annual Quest for the Cure – May 12, 2014
The Walter Charitable Fund will host its 7th Annual Quest for the Cure Golf Tournament on Monday, May 12 ,2014 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, CA. For complete…
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