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University of Pennsylvania’s FTD Caregiver Conference – May 30, 2014

On Friday, May 30, 2014, the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration Center will host its annual FTD Caregiver Conference. …

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Katie Brandt’s Speech on Rare Disease Day in Boston

AFTD volunteer and AFTD New England Regional Coordinator Katie Brandt spoke on Feb. 28th at the State…

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February 28: Rare Disease Day

In support of Rare Disease Day, AFTD will be represented at a Rare Disease Day event in Massachusetts by…

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Mayo Clinic Rochester Seminar for FTD and PPA – March 17, 2014

Mayo Clinic Seminar for Families Impacted by Frontotemporal Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia  March 17, 2014 –…

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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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