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Model Discusses FTD Advocacy in “Sports Illustrated” Article

Model and FTD caregiver Nicole Petrie discussed why she’s spreading FTD awareness in a recent Sports Illustrated…

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Little Known Protein May Play a Role in FTD Disease Pathology

Little-Known Protein May Play a Role in FTD Disease Pathology, Study Suggests

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are gaining new insight into how the transmembrane…

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Couples Living with PPA Featured in Wisconsin Newspaper

Couples Living with PPA Featured in Wisconsin Newspaper

Two couples living with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) share their experiences of managing the disease and the…

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Movement Symptoms Associated with FTD Correlate with Greater Brainstem Atrophy

Movement Symptoms Associated with FTD Correlate with Greater Brainstem Atrophy, Study Finds

Persons diagnosed with FTD who exhibit extrapyramidal symptoms are likely to have significantly more brainstem atrophy and…

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Activist Living with FTD Discusses Dementia Advocacy in Asia in “Being Patient” Interview

Emily Ong, who lives with FTD, discussed her efforts to combat the challenges of dementia advocacy in…

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Neurofilament Light Potentially Useful as FTD Biomarker, Study Finds

Neurofilament light (NfL), a recognized biomarker linked to neurodegeneration, has been proven to be a useful blood-based…

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High School Basketball Players Honor Late Father Who Had FTD

Two high school basketball players in Connecticut dedicated their recent tournament run to their late father and…

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Several Neurodegenerative Diseases Possibly Linked to Common Protein

Several Neurodegenerative Diseases Possibly Linked to Common Protein, Study Suggests

A new study published in Cell has identified a common protein linked between several neurodegenerative diseases, including…

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Persons With End-Stage Dementia May Have Difficulty in Receiving Hospice Care, “Washington Post” Reports

Hospice stays for persons with FTD or other dementias could be harder to access through Medicare if…

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“Vogue” Covers AFTD’s 2022 Hope Rising Benefit

(L-R: AFTD CEO Susan L-J Dickinson, AFTD Board member Donald E. Newhouse, Hope Rising Benefit Chair David…

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