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AFTD Medical Advisory Councils Welcomes Two New Members

July 9, 2012 – AFTD Welcomes Dr. Edward Huey and Dr. Chiadi Onyike to Medical Advisory Council

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Article Series on FTSG Meeting

Gabrielle Strobel writes a five-part series on the June 4 meeting of the Frontotemporal Degeneration Treatment Study Group…

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Canadian Caregiver Wins Heart of the Home Award

Ken Wong, a Canadian caregiver to his wife with FTD, recently won the Heart of the Home Award,…

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Alice Walton Tells Brandt Henderson’s Story on Forbes.com

In the fifth of five stories on Forbes.com about people with FTD, Alice Walton writes the final piece…

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KCET TV in CA does video segments on FTD

AFTD Board Member John Whitmarsh and his wife Barbara work with KCET TV in California on an…

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Forbes.com Article – 4th in Series by Alice Walton

Alice Walton writes her fourth article in a series on FTD.  Click here to read about Joanne Douglas’s…

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NACC News: Building a Frontotemporal Database

The National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center has added a Frontotemporal Degeneration module to its data collection center.  Finally,…

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Paul Lester Speaks to Raleigh News about FTD

May 25, 2012 – North Carolina resident and caregiver Paul Lester spoke to a Raleigh news station…

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Third Article in Forbes.com Series: Parenting with FTD

May 23 – Alice Walton interviews 44-year-old father Matt Rouse about his struggle to be a good…

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Obama Administration Releases National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012, the Obama Administration released a plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and related…

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