Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a brain disease that’s often misunderstood. It’s actually the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease (AD). For patients and families, ...

Welcome to Neurotransmissions, a new First Opinion column on the revolution in dementia. This is the second in a three-part series on the dramatically changing world of dementia. Read the first part ...

We know inhaling polluted air harms our lungs—but what about our brains? According to compelling new research, pollution may put you at higher risk of being hospitalized for one of the most common ...

A promising new study at Banner Sun Health Research Institute is offering hope to people with Lewy body dementia, a condition affecting more than 1 million Americans. Banner specialists combine ...

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 ...

People living with a form of Lewy body dementia potentially have access to a promising investigational drug that appears to reduce or improve symptoms. Dr. Dave Shprecher is a movement disorder ...

Polluted air leaves its mark on the brain. In the September 8 JAMA Neurology, Edward Lee and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, report that two decades of autopsies reveal a ...

Texas country music legend Joe Ely announced on Sept. 9 in a Facebook post that he has been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. Both conditions significantly affect cognitive ...

Bruce Willis’s wife Emma Heming Willis has opened up about taking on the role of caregiver for her husband in a new memoir. Willis’s family announced in 2023 that he was diagnosed with frontotemporal ...

Summary: A new study reveals a molecular link between fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and Lewy body dementia, a devastating neurodegenerative condition. By combining human epidemiological data ...

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 ...