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AFTD Volunteer Highlights Differences Between FTD and Alzheimer’s in Newspaper Article
AFTD volunteer Wanda Smith highlighted the differences between FTD and Alzheimer’s disease in a recent article published…
U.S. Justice System Stumbles When Faced with FTD and Other Dementias, Article Finds
An article published in a recent issue of Scientific American examines the ways that the U.S. justice…
Study Evaluates Brain-Atrophy Rates in Genetic FTD Carriers
A study published in the journal Neurology evaluates the brain degeneration or atrophy rates of presymptomatic carriers…
AFTD Volunteer and Former FTD Care Partner Discusses Importance of Self-Care in Podcast Interview
Corey Esannason, a former AFTD Ambassador, emphasized the need for self-care for FTD care partners and shared…
Pilot Study Evaluates Virtual Coaching’s Ability to Help FTD Care Partners with Self-Care
A pilot study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions tests if…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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