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N.Y. Senator Hinchey Reintroduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry
A bill that would establish a registry of FTD diagnoses in New York State was reintroduced in…
Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration on the Need for Robust and Consistent Medical Research Funding
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) continues to urgently advocate for robust and consistent funding for the…
Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) on Disruption of Scientific Research Funding and Activities
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) is deeply concerned about recent policy changes and layoffs at the…
Empower a Future Free of FTD with a Year-End Gift
For over 20 years, AFTD’s volunteers, supporters, and partners raised awareness, supported one another, educated healthcare professionals,…
Interactive Map Simplifies Search for Help on New AFTD “Find Support” Page
AFTD has just launched a new page designed to simplify your search for answers. We added an…
AFTD and ALLFTD Collaborate on Brain Donation Video
AFTD and ALLFTD have partnered to create a brief animated video that explains the brain donation process,…
Hope Rising Benefit Honors Dr. Bruce Miller, Raises $1.9 Million for AFTD’s Mission
The eighth annual AFTD Hope Rising Benefit, held April 4 at New York City’s Ziegfeld Ballroom, raised…
Balancing Safety and Autonomy When Persons Diagnosed Leave the Home
In recent days, national media outlets have reported on the disappearance of Edmond Bradley Solomon III, a…
AFTD Partners with ALS Association to Support Advancing Digital Tools
Although FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have long been considered distinct disorders, experts now recognize that…
AFTD CEO Discusses Wendy Williams’s FTD Diagnosis
In an interview with The Daily Beast about Wendy Williams’s recent FTD diagnosis, AFTD CEO Susan L-J…