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Feature Uses NIH Announcement as Springboard for Raising Awareness
In addition to publicizing the investment by the NIH in FTD research, this Healthline article also provides a…
Reporter Gets Personal: “Why FTD Is So Hard to Talk About – My Dad’s Story”
Freelance writer David Heitz, a news reporter for Healthline and contributor to the online Healthline Contributors, shares…
Progranulin-Boosting Drug Moves into Phase 2 for Frontotemporal Dementia
A drug being tested for cases of FTD with a progranulin mutation moves into phase 2. Read the…
Amid loss, Minn. author Nancy Carlson still makes children’s books
Author Nancy Carlson describes her journey caring for her husband, who has FTD. Read the article here.
A Symphony for Douglas
An article, posted on CantonRep.com, about a symphony written by Linda Anne Bentz Parsons and orchestrated, arranged…
The Boston Globe ‘Health Answers’ Features FTD
AFTD Medical Advisory Council member Murray Grossman, M.D., Ed.D., helps The Boston Globe answer the question: “What…
A Wife’s Death Means a New Beginning
In this blog, Dan Browning, who writes about health care and medical research for the Star Tribune…
Changes in Eye Can Predict Changes in Brain
Researchers have shown that loss of cells in the retina is one of the earliest signs of…
Chicago Family Offers Unique Prize at Benefit Auction
The Pierce family held their annual golf outing and auction on July 25th. Among the prizes to…
Family Opens Up About Experience with FTD
The Harvey Family of Connecticut, who lost their husband and father, Kevin, in 2012, were recently interviewed…
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