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Call for submissions: npj dementia - The Human Connection collection

Linde Jacobs and Tanya Steel are guest editors of an upcoming collection in npj dementia - The Human Connection. Submissions due by Aug 7, 2026.

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March 13, 2026
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Genetic FTD: Fighting for a Future

Cure MAPT FTD member Linde Jacobs spoke at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center Lecture Series in a discussion on genetic FTD.

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March 13, 2026
Nov 17, 2024 7:00 PM
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Linde Jacobs featured in CBS News, Minnesota

Her mother gave her the genes for a rare form of dementia, but a Minnesota woman is fighting back. Read the full story in CBS News Minnesota

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Monday, June 2, 2025
November 20, 2025

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