While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, there’s another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US. It is ...
After Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014, his widow, Susan Schneider Williams, would soon learn about a disease she had never heard of, but one that had haunted both of their lives.That ...
Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of progressive disease that has affected more than a million Americans, according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association. Over time, it destroys brain cells and can ...
(WNDU) - We all know about Alzheimer’s disease, in fact, many of us know someone who has been impacted by it. But there is another form of dementia that affects more than a million Americans. And yet, ...
The Penguin recently aired its sixth episode. The episode was filled with interesting twists and turns, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats. One of the major revelations made in the episode was ...
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare and severe neurodegenerative disease, caused by the massive and rapid accumulation of ...
Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In fact, most people who ...
New research suggests that two proteins, amyloid- and phosphorylated tau, the key proteins of Alzheimer's disease, are detected in blood once symptoms have started in Lewy's body diseases, such as ...
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 ...
And since Lewy body proteins can't be tested like Alzheimer's proteins, LBD cases are often diagnosed after death when families request autopsies for closure or more details, or to donate a loved ...