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Graphic: Emma Heming Willis shares insights from her family's FTD journey in essay

Emma Heming Willis Shares Insights from Her Family’s FTD Journey in Essay

In an essay published in Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, Emma Heming Willis shared some insights she has…

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Graphic: AFTD Ambassador shares challenges of being a long-distance care partner in interview

AFTD Ambassador Shares Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Care Partner in Interview

AFTD Ambassador Melissa Fisher shared the realities of being a long-distance care partner in an interview published…

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FDA Clears Way for Clinical Trial for AviadoBio Therapy That Could Halt FTD Progression

AviadoBio will soon open U.S. clinical trial sites for an experimental gene therapy that could halt the…

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Graphic: landmark trial evaluating potential FTD-GRN therapeutic completes enrollment

Landmark Trial Evaluating Potential FTD-GRN Therapeutic Completes Enrollment

Biotechnology company Alector Therapeutics announced on October 27 that it has completed enrollment for INFRONT-3, a Phase…

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Graphic: Doctor Living with FTD Discusses Life Post-Diagnosis in Interview

Doctor Living with FTD Discusses Life Post-Diagnosis in Interview

In an interview recently broadcast by Atlanta News First, former gynecologist Dr. Seth Stern discussed his work…

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Graphic: WebMD Staff Write Shares His Experience as an ALLFTD Participant

WebMD Staff Writer Shares His Experience as an ALLFTD Participant

WebMD staff writer Damian McNamara, MA, shared his experiences as an ALLFTD participant in a post published…

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AviadoBio starts clinical trial

AviadoBio Begins Clinical Trial to Evaluate AVB-101 for Treatment of FTD

Today, AviadoBio announced the start of its Phase 1/2 clinical trial to evaluate AVB-101 as a one-time…

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Graphic: Case report co-authored by AFTD board member highlights varying presentations of FTD-GRN

Case Report Co-Authored by AFTD Board Member Highlights Varying Presentations of FTD-GRN

A case report recently published in the journal Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders highlights how even between…

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Graphic: World FTD Awareness Week Guest Feature - Advocating for the Future, Advocating for Love, Insights from a Lifelong FTD Journey

World FTD Awareness Week Guest Feature: Advocating for the Future, Advocating for Love – Insights From a Lifelong FTD Journey

Despite the grief, frustration, and sadness that can affect families on the FTD journey, many have channeled…

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Picture of Emma Heming Willis, Susan Dickinson, and Hoda Kotb.

Emma Heming Willis and AFTD CEO Susan L-J Dickinson Interviewed on NBC’s “Today Show”

Emma Heming Willis gave updates on her family’s FTD journey and discussed the disease alongside AFTD CEO…

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