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Super Bowl-Winning NFL Coach Shares Wife’s PSP Diagnosis

Former NFL head coach Tom Coughlin has become a caregiver for his wife, Judy, who last year…

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“Journal of Palliative Care” Publishes First-Person Account of Living with PPA

Joanne T. Douglas, PhD, who has primary progressive aphasia (PPA), has published a paper in the Journal…

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Wife Shares Husband’s FTD Diagnosis Journey in News Segment

An Oklahoma news program featured a segment on August 5 spotlighting a husband and wife’s FTD journey….

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Couple Discusses Life Impacted by bvFTD in Recent Interview

Dan Keuning, who is living with behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD), and his wife Lisl Keuning, recently sat…

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Improved Air Quality Could Decrease Dementia Risk, Studies Suggest

Data from several studies reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2021 determined that improving air quality…

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Clinical Scale Found to be “Useful Marker” in Measuring Behavioral Changes in bvFTD

A particular validated clinical scale questionnaire effectively evaluated behavioral changes associated with behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD), recent…

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Scientists Discover How Tau Protein Mutations Cause Neuron Damage in FTD Disorders

Scientists from Mount Sinai have learned how mutated tau proteins cause deterioration in neurons associated with FTD….

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Recent Study Data Provides Insight on Unrecognized FTD Variant

A group of international investigators are conducting research on an unrecognized variant of FTD that is characterized…

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NY State Sen. Michelle Hinchey Introduces “FTD Awareness Week” Resolution

New York state senator Michelle Hinchey delivers remarks on the Senate Floor while introducing a resolution, since…

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Trio of Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Could Be Useful in Diagnosing FTD, Study Shows

A framework combining three biomarkers commonly used to identify Alzheimer’s disease could be effective in diagnosing FTD,…

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