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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…
Writer Shares How Dementia Turned Her Life Upside Down in HuffPost Article
Writer Jan M. Flynn shared how the two types of dementia affecting her two sisters – including…
Remembering Dr. Geri Hall, Long-Time Friend of AFTD
Geraldine “Geri” Hall, PhD, a longtime associate of AFTD and a well-established voice in the field of…
Study Evaluates Use of Serum Blood Samples as FTD Diagnostic Tool
In a recent study, researchers evaluated whether measuring TDP-43 in serum samples (blood samples from which certain…
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