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Looks Like Laury… Interview with Pamela Hogan and Connie Shulman
Awareness is key to realizing AFTD’s mission – and when people share stories of the impact FTD…
Artist Tori Tinsley’s podcast explores FTD and her art…
In a WonderRoot Artist Feature podcast, artist Tori Tinsley explores how her mother’s FTD diagnosis has shaped…
Sexual Issues and Dementia
This article from The Age out of Australia discusses the effects of dementia on sexual behavior.
Former officer’s FTD diagnosis blindsides family
A former undercover officer and SWAT team member, Tom Niman declined dramatically as a result of frontotemporal…
Single mother spreads awareness after her husband dies of rare disease
As Rare Disease Day 2015 nears, The Boston Globe interviewed Katie Brandt, who is AFTD’s New England volunteer coordinator…
Research Study seeking volunteers diagnosed ALS with FTD
A long term research study sponsored by Northwestern University, Chicago on the Genetics of Familial and Sporadic ALS,…
Clinical Trial for PGRN Mutation Carriers
FORUM Pharmaceuticals announces dosing of the first patient in a clinical trial to evaluate FORUM’s investigational therapy…
“Still Alice” Rings True
The Philadelphia ABC affiliate produced a segment about the struggles associated with early onset dementia featuring a…
Billionaire Invests in Brain Research
Diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease in 2009, Richard Rainwater “has poured more than $50 million into…
Rare dementia ravages people in midlife
AFTD Executive Director Susan Dickinson talks to a reporter from the Delphos Herald about the hallmark characteristics…
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