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Graphic: NY State Senator Hinchey Introduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry

N.Y. State Senator Michelle Hinchey Introduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry

New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey introduced and sponsored a bill to the state Senate that, if…

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Graphic: UK Researchers to Conduct Nationwide Trial Evaluating Blood Test for Dementia

U.K. Researchers to Conduct Nationwide Trial Evaluating Blood Test for Dementia

Researchers in the United Kingdom are preparing to conduct a nationwide trial evaluating blood tests for biomarkers…

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Graphic: Case Report Discusses Symptoms and Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Case Report Discusses Symptoms and Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

A case report published earlier this year in the journal Radiology Case Reports discusses the symptoms and…

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Graphic: FTD Advocate Discusses Isolation and Housing Concerns Faced by Family Care Partners

FTD Advocate Discusses Isolation and Housing Concerns Faced by Family Care Partners

In a column published by the digital periodical Next Avenue, FTD advocate Aisha Adkins, MPA, CNP, discusses…

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Graphic: First Participant Treated in AviadoBio Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for FTD-GRN Gene Therapy

First Participant Treated in AviadoBio Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for FTD-GRN Gene Therapy

AviadoBio announced on April 15 that the first participant has been treated in its Phase 1/2 ASPIRE-FTD…

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Graphic: Not All Forms of PPA Are FTD, as Recent High-Profile Case Highlights

Not All Forms of PPA Are FTD, as Recent High-Profile Case Highlights

Not all forms of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) are caused by the same disease pathology with logopenic…

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Graphic: AFTD Ambassador Honors Daughter by Spreading FTD Awareness, "FTD Didn't Win in the End"

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…

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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…

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Graphic: Roaming in FTD Has an Underlying Reason, Report Says

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…

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Graphic: Researchers Adapt Digital Intervention for Dementia Care Patners for FTD, Other Dementias

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…

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