Seminario web de la AFTD: Diagnóstico de la afasia progresiva primaria

With primary progressive aphasia (PPA), problems with language and communication typically deteriorate gradually over time. Initial symptoms are sometimes attributed to anxiety or stress until the ongoing symptoms become disruptive enough to prompt further assessment by a specialist. This webinar is intended for clinicians to support early detection and accurate diagnosis of PPA.  Learners will…

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Dígale a sus legisladores: reautoricen la financiación de la Ley para los Estadounidenses de Edad Avanzada

Reauthorize Funding for the Older Americans Act Decorative element

You may think that because frontotemporal degeneration strikes many people in the middle of their life, that the Older Americans Act may not apply to you. But the OAA provides funding for services for adult family members and other adults who care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in their home, regardless of…

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Fomentando la esperanza: la AFTD organiza la mesa redonda de investigación de la FTD de 2024

Text: AFTD Hosts 2024 Research Rountable Meeting Background: AFTD Staff and Board Members at the FTD Research Roundtable meeting.

The FTD Research Roundtable is an annual program designed to accelerate FTD drug development by convening various scientific stakeholders to identify common challenges and advance solutions for FTD clinical trials. Biopharmaceutical companies currently conducting FTD pre-clinical and clinical trials are invited to join the FTD Research Roundtable, and in 2024, we were thrilled to have…

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AC Immune y Life Molecular Imaging anuncian la designación de vía rápida de la FDA para el trazador PET Tau

Text: AC Immune and Life Molecular Imaging Announce FDA Fast Track Designation for Tau PET Tracer Background: A physician reviews PET scans on a tablet computer.

Swiss biopharmaceutical company AC Immune announced in late August that its partner, German biopharmaceutical company Life Molecular Imaging (LMI), received a Fast Track Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Tau PET tracer. PET, or positron emission tomography, is a form of medical imaging that uses a radioactive tracer to visualize…

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Emma Heming Willis comparte su experiencia en FTD y su trabajo de defensa en la revista “Town & Country”

Emma Heming Willis Town & Country interview decorative

Emma Heming Willis spoke with journalist Katie Couric about her journey as an FTD care partner, as well as her advocacy for FTD legislation and research following the diagnosis of her husband, Bruce Willis, in an interview published in the November 2024 issue of “Town & Country.” For her ongoing advocacy work, Mrs. Willis will be…

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2024: esperanzas para la subasta navideña de vinos escoceses y burbon raros de FTD

Michael Stowell, exalumno de la junta directiva de AFTD, organiza la subasta navideña Driving Hope for FTD Rare Burbon and Scotch de 2024, cuyas ganancias beneficiarán la misión de AFTD. Hay dos formas de participar en este evento, ¡para los locales y para los que no lo son! Subasta en línea: desde ahora y hasta el 24 de noviembre, puede ofertar por vinos raros de Buffalo Trace y…

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Recepción en persona en Portland, Oregón

Conozca a la actriz y cineasta Katie Prentiss para conocer más sobre su nuevo proyecto cinematográfico de larga duración, “Wake Up Maggie”. Los anfitriones Allison Lindauer y David Spencer ofrecerán bebidas y aperitivos en esta jornada de puertas abiertas, que se llevará a cabo el 2 de noviembre de 2024, de 4 a 6 p. m. Se recibirán con gusto las donaciones para “Wake up Maggie”.  

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Fomentando la esperanza: AFTD asiste a la reunión de investigadores del Consorcio Tau

Text: Advancing Hope: AFTD Attends Tau Consortium Investigators Meeting Background: A group of attendees listen to a presenter

Members of the AFTD staff, along with several funding partner organizations, gathered with the world’s top scientists studying tauopathies for the 2024 Tau Consortium Investigators Meeting (TCIM) this September in Denver. The Tau Consortium™ is a collaborative research program that is managed and funded by the Rainwater Charitable Foundation (RCF) that fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing,…

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