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Help & Hope: The new FTD Disorders Registry Platform is Now Live!
The FTD Disorders Registry announced the launch of their updated platform at the AFTD 2024 Education Conference…
Study Discovers How Variations in TMEM106B Gene Influence Risk and Severity of FTD
In a study published earlier this year in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers from Mayo Clinic…
N.Y. State Senator Michelle Hinchey Introduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry
New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey introduced and sponsored a bill to the state Senate that, if…
New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey Introduces First-in-the-Nation Legislation to Create FTD Research Registry
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey unveiled legislation (S7874/A9938) to establish the country’s…
Volunteer Update: How Can a Meet & Greet Help?
Navigating FTD can be a frustrating, exhausting, and isolating ordeal for persons diagnosed, care partners, and family…
AFTD announces 2023 Pathways for Hope Pilot Grant recipients
AFTD’s Pilot Grant program – our longest running funding opportunity – provides seed funding for innovative FTD…
Tips & Advice: Dealing With the Loss of Empathy
One of the most distressing symptoms of FTD is a loss of empathy, which can cause persons…
U.K. Researchers to Conduct Nationwide Trial Evaluating Blood Test for Dementia
Researchers in the United Kingdom are preparing to conduct a nationwide trial evaluating blood tests for biomarkers…
Dear HelpLine: Brain Donation
Dear HelpLine, How do we learn more and start the process of arranging a brain donation for…
Case Report Discusses Symptoms and Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
A case report published earlier this year in the journal Radiology Case Reports discusses the symptoms and…