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AFTD Staff Talks Virtual Support Groups on “NPR”

AFTD Support Services Manager Bridget Moran-McCabe, MPH, was featured in an NPR segment highlighting virtual support groups…

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AFTD Medical Advisory Council Member Discusses FTD Care in “LiveTalk” Interview

AFTD Medical Advisory Council chair elect Dr. Bradford Dickerson discussed caring for a loved one with FTD…

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AFTD Board Member Kristin Holloway Discusses FTD Research Fund in “San Francisco Business Times”

AFTD Board of Directors member Kristin Holloway and her husband, Lee Holloway, were featured in a May…

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Study Examines Coping Techniques of Couples Living with Young-Onset Dementia Diagnosis

A recent study conducted by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) explores the lived experiences of couples…

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Husband with FTD, Mistaken for Having Midlife Crisis, Profiled in UK Newspaper

A UK-based newspaper highlighted persons impacted by FTD, including one man living with FTD who many believed…

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“Days of Our Lives” Star Mourns the Loss of Her Mother, Who Had FTD

Barbara Bagg, mother of Emmy Award-nominated actor Martha Madison, died on May 18 at age 69 after…

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Experts Inform Research on Designs for Early-Stage Dementia Drug Trials

In a recent paper published in Neurology, dementia experts provided guidance on the best practices for designing…

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N.Y. Times Highlights Financial Mismanagement as an Early Dementia Symptom

The New York Times spotlighted how financial mismanagement is an early indicator of young-onset dementias like FTD…

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Australian Newspaper Profiles People Living with FTD

The Sydney Morning Herald chronicled the lives of Australians diagnosed with dementia, including several persons living with…

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Mother-Daughter Pair Discuss Genetic FTD with BBC

A recent article in BBC News profiled a mother living with FTD and her daughter who is…

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