Proteins form the building blocks of life, but when they form unusual clumps inside the brain, they raise an alarm that something isn't right. A classic example is Lewy bodies (LBs), abnormal clumps ...

An estimated 10,000-12,000 people are living with Lewy body dementia in Ireland, but only a small number of sufferers get an accurate diagnosis ...

A patient in his 70s with presumed Parkinson's disease was evaluated by a neuropsychologist. This clinician diagnosed probable dementia with Lewy bodies, rather than true Parkinson's disease. What is ...

A hallmark of Parkinson's disease is the buildup of Lewy bodies—misfolded clumps of the protein known as alpha-synuclein.

New research suggests that depression in later life may be more than an emotional response to illness—it could be an early sign of serious brain disease. A new nationwide study published in General ...

A team of researchers found there is a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia. The study builds on a decade of research linking ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have found that air pollution can trigger the formation of a unique strain of αSyn protein clumps in mice, resembling those seen in Lewy body dementia. Compared with ...

Nonprofit senior living operator FellowshipLife recently launched a new, voluntary genetic testing program for residents and their families aimed at ...

(RTTNews) - CervoMed Inc. (CRVO) has announced positive 32-week data from the Extension phase of its phase IIb RewinD-LB trial of oral investigational drug Neflamapimod for the treatment of dementia ...

Jackie Gise Bezos, mother of Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos, died on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 78 years old, a yearslong battle with Lewy body dementia. The Bezos Family Foundation, which she was president ...