Lewy body dementia is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer disease, despite high specificity of clinical diagnosis.

(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, ...

California nonprofit releases documentary film on YouTube to shed light on Lewy body Lewy body dementia (LBD) is an umbrella term encompassing two different but related diagnoses: Dementia with Lewy ...

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 at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have revealed a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia. Subscribe to our ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is independently associated with an increased risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), dementia, and ...

"Every day there’s new grief," says a caretaker in PEOPLE's exclusive clip from the documentary 'Facing the Wind' The heartbreaking toll of dementia is explored in a new documentary, Facing the Wind, ...

Lancet Commission added air pollution to its list of modifiable risk factors for dementia, along with common problems like ...

There are many reasons why a 79-year-old man might need to get an MRI scan of his brain, some benign, some more concerning.

(Beyond Pesticides, September 3, 2024) A piercing investigative article in the August 14 New York Times by journalist Greg Donahue reveals the abandonment of a group of brain disease patients in an ...

Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease-related changes in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies could be made possible by monitoring the amyloid-β (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) ...