What's New

Front Page

First Annual Holloway Summit Focuses on Digital Assessment Tools for FTD

Leaders in FTD science, neurodegenerative disease research, and digital tool development gathered in Miami on May 18-20…

Read More >
Detroit Sportswriter Honors Late Cousin and Shares Family’s FTD History

Detroit Sportswriter Honors Late Cousin and Shares Family’s FTD History

Shawn Windsor, a sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press, recently paid tribute to his late cousin, who…

Read More >
Partners in FTD Care - Finding the Way: Successfully Transitioning to Residential Care

Finding the Way: Successfully Transitioning to Residential Care

Partners in FTD Care, Summer 2022 Download the full issue (pdf) For families facing FTD, the decision…

Read More >

AARP Publishes Workbook to Help Caregivers Track Finances

AARP has published a new booklet of worksheets designed to help family caregivers and care partners plan…

Read More >
Prominent Philly Cheesesteak Purveyor Dies of FTD

Prominent Philly Cheesesteak Purveyor Dies of FTD

Rick Olivieri, the former owner of Rick’s Original Philly Steaks in Philadelphia and a member of an…

Read More >

AFTD Webinar: Clinical Trials and Beyond — What Do I Need to Know about Types of FTD Research?

When people choose to participate in FTD research, scientists are able to gain a clearer understanding of…

Read More >

AFTD Educational Webinar: Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Variant FTD

The symptoms of behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD), the most common FTD disorder, include impaired executive functioning and…

Read More >
AFTD Research Engagement Director Presents Findings on Latinos and FTD Diagnoses in Interview

AFTD Research Engagement Director Presents Findings on Latinos and FTD Diagnoses in Interview

AFTD Director of Research Engagement Shana Dodge, PhD, presented data suggesting that obtaining an FTD diagnosis can…

Read More >
Unique FTD Caregiving Story Detailed in “Atavist” Article

Unique FTD Caregiving Story Detailed in “Atavist” Article

The story of a literature professor who received FTD care in his last years from a previously…

Read More >
Sodium Selenate Could Be Promising Treatment for bvFTD, Study Suggests

Sodium Selenate Could Be Promising Treatment for bvFTD, Study Suggests

Scientists from Monash University in Australia are investigating whether the dietary supplement sodium selenate could be a…

Read More >