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British Study Finds Evidence for Pre-Diagnostic Cognitive Impairment in People with Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia medical journal found evidence of cognitive impairment in people…
Study Highlights Importance in Differentiating Varying Types of Disinhibition in bvFTD
A study published in the medical journal Cortex highlights the importance of differentiating between the various types…
AFTD Staff and Volunteers Featured in Domestic and International News Stories
Members of AFTD’s staff, Board, and Medical Advisory Council (MAC), as well as AFTD volunteers, were featured…
New Book on Atypical Dementias Explains FTD with Case Studies and Lived Experiences
A recently published book, Atypical Dementias: Understanding Midlife Language, Visual, Behavioral & Cognitive Changes, provides insight into…
Study Recommends New Approach to Paying for Dementia Care
A study recently published in Health Affairs highlights the high costs of dementia care and the need…
Family of Bruce Willis Announces Actor Has Been Diagnosed with FTD
Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the actor’s family said in a statement released…
What Is Frontotemporal Dementia, the Disease Bruce Willis Is Diagnosed With?
Today, the family of Bruce Willis announced that the 67-year-old actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia…
Bruce Willis’s Diagnosis Brings International Media Attention to FTD
The announcement of Bruce Willis’s FTD diagnosis on February 16 has brought international media attention to this…
FTD More Common in Europe than Previously Thought, Study Says
FTD disorders are more common in Europe than previously thought, according to a recent study published in…
Art-Therapy Program Encourages People Living with Dementia to Get Creative
The Opening Minds Through Art (OMA) art-therapy program is helping people living with dementia get in touch…
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