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9th International Conference on FTD

9th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias – Oct 23-25, 2014 The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel Vancouver,…

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Joanne Douglas, Affected with PPA, Gets Published in Alzheimer’s Journal

Joanne Douglas, affected with primary progressive aphasia, had an article and abstract published in the American Journal…

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FTD: The most common disease no one has ever heard of

Dan Browning, medical writer for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune whose wife is diagnosed with FTD, continues his series of…

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Recognizing and Dealing with a Parent’s Dementia – Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley spoke with radio show On Point about her mother and primary progressive aphasia.  Click…

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Howard Glick’s Blog included in National Library of Medicine Online Archive

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is building an online archive of Web content as part…

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Tangled Up in Tau

An article from Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the role of the protein tau in various forms of…

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Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley Shares About Mother with PPA

Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, wife of country music singer Brad Paisley, recently shared with Robin Roberts of Good…

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Grant Awarded to Help Dementia Caregivers Handle Grief

Bonnie Shepherd, an AFTD Board member, describes the difficulties associated with long-term caregiving and the support that is…

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Utah family gives FTD presentation at State Capital

Utah caregiver Jamie Gordon and her family marked Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Advocacy Day by giving a presentation…

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Facing My Mother’s Dementia

Kimberly Williams-Paisley describes the effects of PPA on her once eloquent mother.

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