FTLDA attends NIH & NINDS Conference May 1-2, 2013
Renowned researchers from around the globe convened at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland May 1 and 2, 2013 for the Alzheimer’s Disease- Related Dementias: Research Challenges and...
View ArticleFTD FACTS
What is FTD? Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of related conditions resulting from the progressive degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These areas of the brain play a...
View ArticleGrande Communications’ Passion &Commitment Investment Club
The Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Association was the recipient of a generous unlimited use grant from the members of the Passion and Commitment Investment Club of Grande Communications. The...
View ArticlePlanning for Hope Documentary: The documentary
“Planning for Hope: Living with Frontotemporal Disease” is a documentary with unprecedented access inside of the mind and lives of patients coping with this terminal disease. Patients share their...
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Neurologist Bruce Miller Discusses Alzheimer’s, FTD on Charlie Rose Show
Bruce Miller, MD, a behavioral neurologist and director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, participated in a roundtable discussion on Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia on the “Charlie...
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Alzheimer’s-type disorder attacks young. Ursula Peri interviews FTLDA’s Terri...
SAN ANTONIO - Terri Schultz is still trying to piece together the puzzle that took the lives of her brother and sister who suffered for years which a complex assortment of psychological, behavioral and...
View ArticleChallenges of FTD vs Alzheimer’s
Being a caregiver of a person of dementia, regardless whether its Alzheimer’s disease, FTD or another type, can be emotionally and physically exhausting. Frontotemporal dementia can often be even...
View ArticleThe impact of a dementia treatment
By Bruce Miller Dementia is a collection of symptoms caused by a number of different disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. The term...
View ArticleSouth Texas Brain Bee
If you are a high school student, live in the San Antonio or South Texas Area and have an interest in the BRAIN and the study of neuroscience you are eligible to compete in the South Texas Brain Bee!...
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COLORADO FTD Caregiver Support Groups
Porter Adventist Hospital 2525 S Downing St Denver, Colorado 80210 Caregiver support group meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:00 pm First United Methodist Church 420 N Nevada Ave., Room 236...
View ArticleIn Memory of William Everett Richards, I
Ginny and Lynne Beach Land of Legends Fly Fishers Cedar Hill Baptist Church Highlights Family of Companies Jerry H. and Elaine Pickerell
View Article6th Annual Michael Bratton Golf Tournament Benefitting FTLDA
6th Annual Michael Bratton Golf Tournament Benefitting FTLDA and its mission to END DEMENTIA! This popular golf outing will be held at the beautiful and challenging Canyon Springs Golf Club November...
View Article2017 South Texas Brain Bee
2017 South Texas Brain Bee Jan 14, 2017 University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
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FTLDA Scientific Conference CTE & FTD; The TAU Connection March 10-12, 2017
The focus of the conference is to discuss and examine the tau protein in frontal temporal degeneration and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The goal is to draft ideas as to how further determine...
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