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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…
Frontotemporal Dementia: The Hard Work of Pushing Toward Trials
In the last 10 years, the science of frontotemporal dementias has exploded, thanks to big openings in…
Monty Python’s Terry Jones has Been Diagnosed with PPA
The comedy genius behind Monty Python, Terry Jones, has been diagnosed with PPA. The news came as Bafta…
Prolific Film Director, Curtis Hanson, Has Passed Away From FTD
From The Washington Post… FTD has claimed yet another creative life. Curtis Hanson, Oscar-winning director of “L.A….
Brain Atrophy Patterns Support Distinct Subtypes of Frontotemporal Dementia
FTD Symptoms range from sluggish apathy to obsessive compulsion, and numerous genetic mutations and neuropathologies can underlie…
Knowing When it’s Alzheimer’s, and When it’s Not
The trouble started in 2010 when Dennis Krupinski was just 53. A longtime employee in Walt Disney…
A Rare Form of Dementia Slowly Took My Husband and Made Me a Widow at 36. But These 9 Words Changed How I Lived
Mother of four children and FTD advocate, Tia Singer Willin, tells her harrowing story about how FTD…
Using Film to Educate and Inspire
AFTD Volunteer and FTD advocate Katie Brandt lost her husband to FTD in 2012 when he was…
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