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 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 ...

Proteins form the building blocks of life, but when they form unusual clumps inside the brain, they raise an alarm that ...

Stand at attention for an off-kilter sign of this particular kind of dementia. Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills, and the ...

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 ...

Lewy body diseases (LBDs) are a class of debilitating neurodegenerative disorders linked to the abnormal aggregation of the protein α-synuclein in nerve cells. When misfolded, this protein can produce ...

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 ...