Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving that link has been ...

Dementia risk depended on CTE severity ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like most variations of dementia, LBD is a complex neurodegenerative disorder, and the exact causes are not yet completely ...

An analysis of 614 donated brains found that advanced CTE is strongly linked to dementia, while early-stage disease shows no cognitive or functional decline. By excluding other disorders, the study ...

Neflamapimod, an experimental, oral drug targeting neuroinflammation being developed by CervoMed, led to a significant reduction in a key blood biomarker of neurodegeneration, which correlated with a ...

Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study. Although DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer's ...

Among the early detection instruments, the 5 Word Memory Test is one of the straightforward yet powerful ways to find cognitive impairment.