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Protein Replacement Therapy May Be Useful in Treating FTD-GRN, Recent Study Finds
Preclinical studies analyzing GRN mutations in FTD have uncovered a new approach to enhancing the brain’s intake…
Siblings Discuss Their Lives Following Mother and Father’s Dementia Diagnoses
A local newspaper in South Carolina profiled three siblings whose father and mother were diagnosed with FTD…
Skin Cells from Persons with FTD May Help Understand Disease Mechanisms, Study Finds
The skin cells of persons diagnosed with FTD may help in understanding the molecular mechanisms of the…
A Community Update from AFTD’s CEO
An Update from AFTD’s CEO on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Work In July 2020, AFTD…
Add Your Voice to a Global Conversation on FTD
World FTD Awareness Week 2021 is fast approaching – it will be held September 26th through October…
Finding Support and Giving Back
“AFTD is helping more people understand what it is like to live with FTD, and giving hope…
Giving a Hand to Our Helping Hands! AFTD’s Persons with FTD Advisory Council
“We are passionate about the people with this disease having a voice,” said Amy Shives, speaking on…
AFTD Announces New Drug Discovery Grant and Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipients
AFTD has recently announced new awards supporting research to advance the science of FTD and, hopefully, hasten…
Spotlight on… Rita Choula, AFTD Board of Directors
Before Rita Choula’s mother died last October following a decade-plus journey with behavioral variant FTD last year,…
ALLFTD Study Recruiting Participants to Help Further Understanding of FTD
ALLFTD, the North American consortium of FTD-focused research centers, is recruiting participants in a longitudinal study that…
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