As we mark World Alzheimer's Day on September 21, the Wigan-based Lewy Body Society is calling for greater awareness of Lewy ...

Some people with dementia lose their sense of social norms. Surprising dementia symptoms can include shoplifting, breaking ...

Technology Networks interviewed Professor Henrik Zetterberg on World Alzheimer’s Day 2024 to learn more about his work and ...

Scientists also report that the use of cholinesterase inhibitors was linked with a reduced mortality risk in the first year after a Lewy body dementia diagnosis. There is currently no cure for ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits in the brain, called Lewy bodies. The ...

An Alzheimer's Drug May Also Slow Lewy Body Dementia By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to ...

Body Dementia (LBD) are two devastating neurodegenerative conditions affecting millions of people in the United States. Both ...

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or Lewy body dementia is the second most common cause of dementia in the general population and affects an estimated 1.4 million individuals and their families in the ...

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, with September 21 marked as a day to raise dementia awareness and support people ...

A case involving an elderly man who is accused in a series of dog cruelty, trespass, and criminal violations took a unique ...

A type of Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia Cholinesterase inhibitors slowed progression of Lewy body dementia compared to another common Alzheimer’s med ...

A type of Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia Cholinesterase inhibitors slowed progression of Lewy body dementia compared to another common Alzheimer’s med ...