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 ...

After her mom's diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, a Lincoln woman said she noticed there was a lack of culturally diverse support options in Nebraska. Now, she's working to raise awareness and be part ...

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

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

Dementia is a group of brain disorders that cause a decline in cognitive functions like memory and thinking. While some cognitive decline is a natural part of aging, dementia is an extreme version ...

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 ...

Depression that appears later in life is often viewed as a response to declining health, but emerging evidence suggests it may sometimes signal deeper neurological changes.

As I approach 80, there is no doubt that I am not as mentally sharp as I was in the past, and the gradual deterioration is obvious when I try to recall names that at one time were very familiar. I ...