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Spotlight On…Mary Beth Wighton, Activist and Author
Finding a renewed sense of purpose amid an FTD journey can be challenging, but for Mary Beth…
Protein Replacement Therapy May Be Useful in Treating FTD-GRN, Recent Study Finds
Preclinical studies analyzing GRN mutations in FTD have uncovered a new approach to enhancing the brain’s intake…
Siblings Discuss Their Lives Following Mother and Father’s Dementia Diagnoses
A local newspaper in South Carolina profiled three siblings whose father and mother were diagnosed with FTD…
Skin Cells from Persons with FTD May Help Understand Disease Mechanisms, Study Finds
The skin cells of persons diagnosed with FTD may help in understanding the molecular mechanisms of the…
A Community Update from AFTD’s CEO
An Update from AFTD’s CEO on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Work In July 2020, AFTD…
AFTD News: Summer 2021, Vol. 18, Issue 2
In this issue: AFTD’s 2021 Education Conference Offers Resources, Support, Hope; ALLFTD Study Recruiting Participants to Help…
Add Your Voice to a Global Conversation on FTD
World FTD Awareness Week 2021 is fast approaching – it will be held September 26th through October…
Super Bowl-Winning NFL Coach Shares Wife’s PSP Diagnosis
Former NFL head coach Tom Coughlin has become a caregiver for his wife, Judy, who last year…
“Journal of Palliative Care” Publishes First-Person Account of Living with PPA
Joanne T. Douglas, PhD, who has primary progressive aphasia (PPA), has published a paper in the Journal…
Couple Discusses Life Impacted by bvFTD in Recent Interview
Dan Keuning, who is living with behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD), and his wife Lisl Keuning, recently sat…
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