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Graphic: FTD Care Partner Shares Memories of Her Mother on TikTok

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,…

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Graphic: Link Between TAF15 Protein and FTD Discovered in UK Study.

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…

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Graphic: High-Profile FTD Diagnoses Boost Public Awareness, AFTD Ambassador Says

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…

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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,…

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Graphic: Magazine Editor Shares Legacy of Beloved Seattle Music Promoter Diagnosed with FTD

Magazine Editor Shares Legacy of Beloved Seattle Music Promoter Diagnosed with FTD

In an interview with NPR, Charles R. Cross, former editor of the music magazine The Rocket, shared…

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Broadcaster Wendy Williams Diagnosed with FTD

The former talk show host Wendy Williams was diagnosed with FTD last year, her care team announced…

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Graphic: AFTD Volunteer Shares Father's FTD Journey to Promote Awareness in News Interviews

AFTD Volunteer Shares Father’s FTD Journey to Promote Awareness in News Interviews

AFTD volunteer Scott Oxarart raised awareness of FTD throughout Nevada in interviews aired by 2 News Nevada…

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Graphic: Transposon Announces Results from Phase 2 PSP Trial, Interim Results for Phase 2 FTD/ALS Trial

Transposon Announces Results from Phase 2 PSP Trial, Interim Results for Phase 2 FTD/ALS Trial

The biotechnology company Transposon Therapeutics on February 12 released final results for its phase 2 clinical trial…

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Graphic: Treat FTD Fund Grant Recipient Discusses FTD-GRN Gene Therapy in Newspaper Interview

Treat FTD Fund Grant Recipient Discusses FTD-GRN Gene Therapy in Newspaper Interview

Simon Ducharme, MD, MSc, FRCPC, of McGill University, a recent recipient of a grant through the Treat…

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Graphic: FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Experimental FTD Therapy

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Experimental FTD Therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “breakthrough therapy designation” to latozinemab, an experimental…

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