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UCSF Researchers Publish Findings on FTD Progression
A UC San Francisco study that examined the progression of FTD shows promise in identifying how the…
New AFTD Awareness Ad to Appear in Oct. 20 New York Times
On October 20, the Sunday print edition of the New York Times will feature the latest in…
Target ALS and AFTD Partner to Spur Drug and Biomarker Development for ALS and FTD
Today, AFTD and Target ALS have announced a groundbreaking partnership and call for proposals to identify treatments…
Only Part of the Answer: Medications and FTD
Partners in FTD Care, Fall 2019 Download the full issue (pdf) Frontotemporal degeneration is clinically and biologically…
N.Y. Times Features New AFTD Awareness Ad
On September 29, the New York Times is running the above AFTD awareness ad in its print…
“60 Minutes” Re-Airs Segment on FTD
On September 15, 60 Minutes re-aired a segment on frontotemporal degeneration that was originally broadcast this past…
AFTD Medical Advisor Virginia M.-Y. Lee Wins Breakthrough Prize
Virginia M.-Y. Lee, PhD, a founding member of AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council, was awarded a Breakthrough Prize…
AFTD Announces Recipients of 2019-2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships
By supporting talented young investigators during the final stage of their scientific training, AFTD Postdoctoral Fellowships lay…
AFTD Volunteer Katie Brandt Named Co-Chair of the NAPA Advisory Council
Katie Brandt, AFTD volunteer and former Regional Coordinator Volunteer, was named co-chair of the National Alzheimer’s Project…
Spotlight on… Kimberly Pang Torres, AFTD Board of Directors
Jackie Pang was diagnosed with FTD in 2017, less than a year after her daughter, Kimberly Pang…
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