We break down the current state of frontotemporal dementia, from bvFTD to PPA, and why 'promising' therapies are still far ...

An international team of researchers has identified a protein found in the brains of people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), discovering a new target for potential treatments for the disease. An ...

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a type of dementia characterized by personality changes, language dysfunction, and abnormal behavior. It has an earlier onset than Alzheimer's disease, and ...

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) leads to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a prevalent type of dementia second only to Alzheimer's disease.

Alterations in the morphology of mushroom bodies in VCP/TER94 knockdown flies were rescued by the coexpression of wild-type VCP/TER94, but to a lesser extent by the coexpression of disase-associated ...

The cryo-EM structure of TAF15 amyloid filaments from the brains of individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration. TAF15 protein is rendered in yellow and ordered solvent in red. Scientists have ...

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Most neurodegenerative diseases, including dementias, involve proteins aggregating into filaments called amyloids. For most of these diseases researchers have identified the proteins that aggregate, ...

Beloved “Die Hard” and “Moonlighting” actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, his family revealed on Thursday, which is the most common form of dementia in people ...