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Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path, shared the story of her and her husband Moth's journey managing corticobasal degeneration during their 630-mile hike

“Salt Path Couple” Share Story of Living with CBD and Hiking Through Nature 

Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path, shared with The Telegraph how she and her husband, Moth,…

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Researchers investigated the role of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces (EPVS) and White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH) in frontotemporal degeneration (FTD)

Study Investigates Role of Enlarged Perivascular Spaces and White Matter Hyperintensities in FTD 

A research paper published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience earlier this year investigated the behavior and role…

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“Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas”

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” Creator Shares Personal PSP Experiences That Inspired Special 

Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas creator Austin Winsberg discussed his personal experience with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) that inspired…

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Researchers at UCSF have found a link between the degeneration of sleep/wake controlling neurons and PSP-related sleep issues

UCSF Study Investigates if Irregular Sleep in People with PSP Caused by Neuron Loss  

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco investigated if the loss of subcortical…

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Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford have found evidence that the drug terasozin could help prevent motor neuron death in people with ALS

Blood Pressure Medication Could Protect Against Motor Neuron Death in ALS 

A joint study by the University of Edinburgh and University of Oxford has found that the drug…

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Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered that an abnormal protein could be a common link between forms of motor neuron disease

Study Finds Abnormal Protein that Could Be Common Link Between Forms of Motor Neuron Disease 

A new study by researchers at the University of Sydney has uncovered an abnormal protein that could…

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Photo of residents sitting outside in a Dementia Village Care Facility

“Dementia Village” Care Facility Model Gives Residents More Freedom 

A recent report by Vox featured a Dutch “dementia village” that gives residents a great deal of…

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Researchers in Germany have found remarkable simiarlities between bvFTD and schizophrenia

Study Finds Similarities Between bvFTD and Schizophrenia 

A study recently published in JAMA Psychiatry revisited a 120-year-old theory on “premature dementia” and has discovered…

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NIH Unveils Web Portal to Give Researchers Access to Stem Cell Lines for FTD  

The National Institutes of Health’s Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD) recently unveiled a new web…

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Photo of dementia advocates Gwenda Darling and Kevyn Morris

Dementia Advocates Emphasize Importance of Early Diagnosis and Awareness

In a recent interview, two dementia advocates in Australia explained that while receiving an early dementia diagnosis…

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