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AFTD to Congress: Reject Genetic-Information Bill
In a March 17 letter (pdf) to four key members of Congress, AFTD Executive Director Susan L-J Dickinson…
WAG Magazine Highlights Need for More Widespread FTD Awareness
The story of Andy Nissen, a Texas veteran who was diagnosed with FTD at age 37 and…
Calif. Researcher Receives $11 Million Grant to Study Tau-FTD Link
A researcher at the Gladstone Institutes in California has been awarded an $11 million grant by the…
Researchers Patent Drug Treatment to Boost Protein Production in the Brain
As reported in Twin Cities Business on November 23rd, a team of researchers has patented a drug…
Emerging Treatments Could Apply to Multiple Forms of Dementia
Researchers are hard at work developing treatments for FTD, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, writes…
Mayo Clinic Researchers Patent Genetic FTD Test
Researchers have patented an innovative molecular test that can measure a genetic mutation linked to both FTD…
Neurology Now Features Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Actress Kimberley Williams-Paisley, whose mother passed away from PPA, is featured in the cover story of the…
AFTD’s Inaugural Hope Rising Benefit
Three members of the AFTD community, Donald Newhouse, AFTD Board member Kathy Newhouse Mele, and Daniel Hedaya,…
First Round of FTD Therapeutics Fell Short, But Many More Are Up and Running
At the 10th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, held August 31 to September 2 in Munich, speakers…
Media Coverage for AFTD’s Hope Rising Event
As AFTD’s Hope Rising event, taking place on Thursday, September 29th, draws closer, it is gaining momentum…
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