Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like most variations of dementia, LBD is a complex neurodegenerative disorder, and the exact causes are not yet completely ...

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 ...

Researchers from Denmark have uncovered strong evidence that depression often appears years before Parkinson’s disease and ...

People with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia have increased rates of incident depression from seven to eight years ...

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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 ...

When Jackie Bezos, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' mom, died in 2025, her death helped increase public awareness of a specific type of dementia. Called Lewy body dementia, it's a disease that progressively ...

Lewy body dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder brought on by an excess of the protein alpha-synuclein in the brain. These deposits, known as Lewy bodies, can inhibit the production of ...

Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study. Although DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer's ...

In a breakthrough development, scientists developed a new way to identify Lewy body disease, a serious form of dementia, ...

Nigel Thomas, 79, has dementia with Lewy bodies which is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's.