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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. …
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…
February 28: Rare Disease Day
In support of Rare Disease Day, AFTD will be represented at a Rare Disease Day event in Massachusetts by…
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 –…
9th International Conference on FTD
9th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias – Oct 23-25, 2014 The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel Vancouver,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tangled Up in Tau
An article from Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the role of the protein tau in various forms of…