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KCET TV in CA does video segments on FTD
AFTD Board Member John Whitmarsh and his wife Barbara work with KCET TV in California on an…
Forbes.com Article – 4th in Series by Alice Walton
Alice Walton writes her fourth article in a series on FTD. Click here to read about Joanne Douglas’s…
NACC News: Building a Frontotemporal Database
The National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center has added a Frontotemporal Degeneration module to its data collection center. Finally,…
Paul Lester Speaks to Raleigh News about FTD
May 25, 2012 – North Carolina resident and caregiver Paul Lester spoke to a Raleigh news station…
Third Article in Forbes.com Series: Parenting with FTD
May 23 – Alice Walton interviews 44-year-old father Matt Rouse about his struggle to be a good…
Obama Administration Releases National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, the Obama Administration released a plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and related…
Second Forbes.com Article in Patient Series
Alice Walton writes a second profile on a woman whose career was stolen by FTD. This is…
FTD Article on Forbes.com: The Other Side of Frontotemporal Degeneration
Forbes.com contributor Alice Walton writes a follow-up article to the New York Times piece. Click here to…
FTD Makes the Front Page of the New York Times
May 6, 2012 – A story about FTD makes the front page of the New York Times. …
Range of diagnostic spinal fluid tests needed to differentiate concurrent brain diseases
April 20, 2012 – A press release from the University of Penn was released just ahead of…