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Alice Walton Tells Brandt Henderson’s Story on Forbes.com

In the fifth of five stories on Forbes.com about people with FTD, Alice Walton writes the final piece in a series about FTD from the patient’s perspective.  Click here to read…

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KCET TV in CA does video segments on FTD

AFTD Board Member John Whitmarsh and his wife Barbara work with KCET TV in California on an FTD education piece.  For the main page with multiple videos and information links,…

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Forbes.com Article – 4th in Series by Alice Walton

Alice Walton writes her fourth article in a series on FTD.  Click here to read about Joanne Douglas’s journey with PPA.

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Help & Hope #5

Issue #5: June 2012 (originally published as The Gateway)

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NACC News: Building a Frontotemporal Database

The National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center has added a Frontotemporal Degeneration module to its data collection center.  Finally, FTD patients’ information will be stored and available to researchers around the world…

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Paul Lester Speaks to Raleigh News about FTD

May 25, 2012 – North Carolina resident and caregiver Paul Lester spoke to a Raleigh news station about his wife Arnette and her struggle with FTD.  Click here to read…

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Third Article in Forbes.com Series: Parenting with FTD

May 23 – Alice Walton interviews 44-year-old father Matt Rouse about his struggle to be a good father who also has FTD.  Click here to read the full story.

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Obama Administration Releases National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, the Obama Administration released a plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in an effort to develop treatments and prevention plans by 2025. Click here…

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Second Forbes.com Article in Patient Series

Alice Walton writes a second profile on a woman whose career was stolen by FTD.  This is the second article in a series about FTD from a patient’s perspective.  Click…

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Call for Abstracts – International FTD Conference 2012

The 8th International Conference on FTD will be held September 5-7, 2012 in Manchester, England.  Organizers are asking for professional abstracts to be submitted by June 1, 2012.  Early bird…

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