While Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, there's another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US.

There are many causes of dementia, the most common form being Alzheimer's disease, where memory loss is the most prominent feature. Lewy body dementia contains both Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made a major breakthrough in diagnosing Lewy body disease, a leading cause of ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic has revealed important insights into brain degeneration in dementia with Lewy bodies ... this serious brain disease. DLB is a common cause ...

"We are seeing more and more treatment trials that are focused on disease modification for both Alzheimer's and Lewy body diseases. Having validated clinical criteria to diagnose DLB before ...

This Centre’s research aims to address the cause, cure, care, and prevention of Lewy body dementia. By considering all elements of the disease, this Centre will pave the way for new treatments that ...

Researchers in Japan scored a world first by imaging how a substance responsible for Parkinson’s disease and Lewy ... and two suffering from Lewy body dementia. Images of the subjects ...