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“Faces of Dementia” Art Exhibit Seeks to Break Disease’s Stigma
A Canadian awareness campaign called Faces of Dementia is using an interactive art exhibit to challenge the…
CNN’s Jake Tapper Pays Tribute to Late Father-in-Law, Who Had FTD
CNN anchor Jake Tapper paid tribute to his late father-in-law with FTD in a brief memorial piece…
Former Biochemistry Professor Shares First-Hand Experience Living with nfvPPA
Joanne T. Douglas, PhD, a former biochemistry professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shared her…
U.S. News & World Report Explores Antipsychotic Drug Use in Dementia Care
A recent article in US News & World Report explores the use of antipsychotic drugs to treat dementia…
AFTD Senior Director of Scientific Initiatives Talks About FTD Research on Remember Me Podcast
AFTD Senior Director of Scientific Initiatives Penny Dacks, PhD, discussed the different types of ongoing FTD research…
World Health Organization Publishes “Blueprint” for Global Dementia Research
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a blueprint for dementia research to guide stakeholders around the…
Support AFTD’s Mission with a Year-End Gift
AFTD was founded 20 years ago with a single donation. Since then, the dedication and generosity of…
Veteran Reporter Writes About Living with Primary Progressive Aphasia and Corticobasal Syndrome
Ian Black, a former editor and reporter for The Guardian, recently wrote an article for the newspaper…
Researchers Identify Key Proteins Involved with Development of FTD
Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center in Belgium have identified proteins involved in the development and progression…
Study Describes Motor Sign Phenotypes of People with Genetic FTD
A study published in the journal Neurology sets out to describe observable attributes and patterns in motor signs…
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