In 2010, Judy Kauser, then 68, started having pains in her leg. It progressed so much that her family physician suggested the source was a back problem, or sciatica. When steroid medications didn't ...

In an emotional social media video, Brittany Aldean opened up for the first time on the personal family story that inspired ...

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 ...

Dementia with Lewy bodies is now widely recognized as the second most common type of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease. It is diagnosed when someone has the characteristic symptoms ...

Q: I have heard that Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia are related. What exactly is Lewy body dementia? A: Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a brain disease that's cause is unknown. Protein ...

Our clinical operations teams drove impressive enrollment numbers this year based on strong interest from patients and investigators,” stated Lisa Ricciardi, Cognition’s president and CEO. “During the ...

In Parkinson’s disease, abnormal deposits called Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites pop up in neurons and processes, respectively. In 1998, Maria Grazia Spillantini at the University of Cambridge ...

Lewy bodies are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other related neurological conditions. The presence of Lewy bodies in the brain is considered a “pathologic certainty” of Parkinson’s disease ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is one of the most common types of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease. It usually affects people aged 50 or older. Lewy bodies are clumps of protein that can form in the ...

A new report that emerged Tuesday about Robin Williams' death has put a spotlight on the second most commonly diagnosed type of dementia, but one that many people have never heard of. Lewy body ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits in the brain, called Lewy bodies. The deposits cause chemical changes in the brain, leading to problems with thinking ...