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AFTD Teams with University of Utah for Conference
March 13, 2013 – AFTD will take its education conference and annual meeting to Salt Lake City…
March 9-17 – Brain Awareness Week in NYC
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (DABI), the Greater NYC Chapter for the Society of Neuroscience and…
University of Pennsylvania Caregiver Conference
The University of Pennsylvania is hosting its Frontotemporal Degeneration Caregiver Conference on Friday, June 7, 2013. The…
5000 and Counting – FTD Forum Passes Milestone
The FTD Support Forum (http://ftdsupportforum.com) has just registered its 5,000th new member worldwide since being established in…
Free Webinar – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges – 5-Part Series
March 28th – Free Webinar by Janet Edmundson, M.Ed. – Affirm Yourself for Caregiver Challenges (1st of…
DISCOVERY 2013: 28th Annual Alzheimer’s Regional Conference
On April 5, 2013, the Alzheimer’s Association will hold their 28th Annual Alzheimer’s Regional Conference in Seattle….
Little Known FTD Steals Life, Dignity
AFTD supporter and FTD caregiver Anna Hill spoke to the Hartsville Messenger in South Carolina about her…
AFTD Partners with Whitehead Institute for 2013 Rare Disease Forum
On February 28, representatives of AFTD will attend the 2013 Rare Disease Forum, hosted by the Whitehead…
Research Findings: Memantine Proves Ineffective as FTD Treatment
Dr. Adam Boxer of UCSF led a study on the effectiveness of memantine on people affected with…
FTD Family Caregiver Workshop in Concord, NC – March 3, 2013
Alzheimer’s North Carolina will present an FTD Family Caregiver Workshop with presenter Dr. Don Schmechel, a neurologist…