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Perspectives in FTD Research Webinar: FTD Research 2024 – Where We’ve Come From and Where We’re Headed
The science of FTD is evolving at a rapid pace and it can be difficult to interpret the scientific advancements and how they may impact families facing an FTD diagnosis.…
AFTD Ambassador Advocates on Behalf of the Older Americans Act
AFTD Ambassador Judy Bearer advocated for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) in a December 8 opinion article published on the website Cleveland.com. Ms. Bearer, who has been…
Advancing Hope: AFTD Attends 2024 Society for Neuroscience Meeting
Dr. Nicole Bjorklund, AFTD Director of Research and Grants, and Dr. Kate Still, Research Outreach Manager, attended the Society for Neuroscience meeting in October to take in the latest research…
New York Software Company Awards AFTD Gift to Honor Employee’s Late Cousin
AFTD has been selected as one of three organizations to receive a gift from Mindex, a software-development company in Rochester, N.Y., in honor of the latter’s 30th anniversary charity initiative.…
Transposon Presents Results from Successful Phase 2 ALS/FTD Clinical Trial
Biotechnology company Transposon Therapeutics presented the results from its successful phase 2 clinical trial of its experimental medication for ALS/FTD at the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND. The trial of…
AviadoBio CEO Emphasizes Collaborative Approach for Treating FTD
In October, U.K.-based gene therapy company AviadoBio, Ltd., and pharmaceutical company Astellas announced an exclusive option and license agreement for an investigational therapeutic, AVB-101, which is currently in a Phase…
January 11, 2025: In-Person Meet & Greet in Middlesex, N.J.
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD volunteer Norma Edom and AFTD Ambassador Sandra Gonzalez-Morett at…
Dear HelpLine: Types of FTD
Dear HelpLine, My mom was recently diagnosed with FTD, and when I visited your website, I learned that there are several types of FTD. My mom wasn’t diagnosed with a…
The Heterogeneity of FTD
FTD’s wide variety of symptoms present a challenge to healthcare professionals as they evaluate and treat people who either have the disease or are suspected of having it. FTD disorders…
Advancing Hope: AFTD Develops New Gene Therapy Resource
There is more hope now than ever before that researchers will be able to develop a treatment for FTD. Much research is underway to understand FTD better, treat the symptoms,…
