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AFTD Ambassador Honors Daughter by Spreading FTD Awareness: “FTD Didn’t Win in the End”
In a recent interview with WTHI AFTD Ambassador Dawn Kirby recently shared her daughter’s FTD journey with…
Balancing Safety and Autonomy When Persons Diagnosed Leave the Home
In recent days, national media outlets have reported on the disappearance of Edmond Bradley Solomon III, a…
Roaming in FTD Has an Underlying Reason, Report Says
A news report by Spectrum News 1 in Ohio shows that roaming in FTD has an underlying…
Researchers Adapt Digital Intervention for Dementia Care Partners for FTD, Other Dementias
In a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health and Research, researchers at Bangor University…
Recent Study Highlights Reliability and Validity of ALLFTD Mobile App for Diagnosis and Research
A study recently published in the journal JAMA Network Open highlights the reliability and validity of a…
Dementia Advocate with FTD Shares Her Perspective on Losing Her Driver’s License
In a blog article published by the Older Persons Advocacy Network of Australia, dementia advocate Gwenda Darling…
FTD Care Partner Shares Memories of Her Mother on TikTok
In an interview with Newsweek, FTD care partner Channing Clifford shares her favorite memories with her mother,…
Link Between TAF15 Protein and FTD Discovered in UK Study
In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers in the United Kingdom discovered that a…
High-Profile FTD Diagnoses Boost Public Awareness, AFTD Ambassador Says
In a March 1 interview with the Rochester, Minn.-based station KAAL-TV, AFTD Ambassador Deb Scharper noted that…
A Note to the AFTD Community about Wendy Williams’s FTD Diagnosis
Since last week’s announcement that the former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with FTD,…