What's New
Front Page
Study Examines the Care Partner’s Perspective on bvFTD Symptoms
A study published in the medical journal Psychogeriatrics examines the perspective of care partners on symptoms of…
Study Identifies Plasma Biomarkers That Can Discriminate Forms of FTD Caused by TDP-43 and Tau
A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has identified biomarkers that…
Help & Support: Guidance for Advance Care Planning
Completing advance care planning documents such as living wills, healthcare advance directives, or healthcare power of attorney…
Condition with bvFTD-Like Symptoms Can Be Treated with Surgery, Study Says
According to a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, a condition…
Machine-Learning Algorithms Can Recognize Rare Dementias Such as FTD, Study Finds
A study published in the Neuroimage: Clinical medical journal found that machine-learning algorithms are capable of recognizing…
Cape Cod Times Columnist Shares Stories of Life with Her Husband with FTD
Columnist Saralee Perel shared stories from her “wacky and wistful” life with her husband with FTD in…
Advancing Hope: What is Familial FTD?
When a relative is diagnosed with FTD, the AFTD HelpLine is often asked, “Could I also develop…
British Study Finds Evidence for Pre-Diagnostic Cognitive Impairment in People with Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia medical journal found evidence of cognitive impairment in people…
The Lived Experience: Brain Donation
By Cindy Odell I was diagnosed with bvFTD more than ten years ago. My immediate reaction was…
Guest Feature: “Until We Knew, Twice: Life With MND/ALS and FTD” Shares a Story of Love and Grief on the FTD Journey
The FTD journey can be an isolating experience; it can often feel like nobody knows what you…
English 
Spanish (Mexico) 
French 
German 
Swedish 
Portuguese 
Italian 
Dutch 
Danish 
Polish 
Spanish (Spain)