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Advancing Hope: AFTD Attends Tau Consortium Investigators Meeting
Members of the AFTD staff, along with several funding partner organizations, gathered with the world’s top scientists studying tauopathies for the 2024 Tau Consortium Investigators Meeting (TCIM) this September in…
Tips and Advice: Understanding Ambiguous Loss and Anticipatory Grief
Andy Atwood, a retired psychotherapist and clergyman, knows about grief. In addition to working as a grief counselor, he experienced grief firsthand after the 2021 death of his beloved younger…
Young Woman Tells Her Family’s FTD Story on Philadelphia News Segment
FTD care partner Hannah Clarke was interviewed on October 15 for a segment on Good Day Philadelphia about her experiences caring for her mother, Claudine, who is living with an…
Study Finds Suicidal Thoughts Likelier in People with Dementia, Calls for Better Supports
A study conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL) published in the journal Ageing Research Reviews finds that people diagnosed with dementia have a higher chance of experiencing suicidal…
AFTD Ambassador Shares Her Family’s FTD Story with Massachusetts Newspaper
Dawn O’Gara, an ATD Ambassador, spoke about her beloved father’s FTD diagnosis and how it spurred her activism in an article published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on October…
November 19, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in New York, NY
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD Ambassador Jackie Shapiro at the Haymarket Bar and Grill…
November 9, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Spokane, WA
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD Ambassador Joanne Linerud and taking place at the Argonne…
November 9, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in St. Augustine, FL
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event hosted by AFTD volunteer Marjorie Batschauer. The event will take place at…
November 9, 2024: In-Person Meet & Greet in Reno, NV
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event hosted by AFTD Ambassador Scott Oxarart. The event will be held from…
Astellas and AviadoBio Announce Exclusive License Agreement for FTD-GRN Gene Therapy
Astellas Pharma and AviadoBio have announced an exclusive license agreement for AVB-101, an experimental gene therapy for FTD-GRN currently undergoing a phase 1/2 clinical trial in the United States and…
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