Proteins form the building blocks of life, but when they form unusual clumps inside the brain, they raise an alarm that ...

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 ...

Researchers from Denmark have uncovered strong evidence that depression often appears years before Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. The team, led by first author Christopher Rohde, analyzed ...

Lewy bodies are a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other related neurological conditions. Understanding why and how they develop is critical to developing better treatments. A study from The ...

Scientists have recreated the growth of Lewy bodies in human neurons and followed their formation to gain important insight into why and how they form. Critically, they find that immune challenge is ...

A recent study has shown that depression in old age can be an early sign of serious brain diseases such as Parkinson's ...

This doesn't mean that everyone with depression will wind up with a brain disease like Parkinson's or dementia, researchers emphasized. Instead, depression might serve as a red flag for seniors who ...

A patient in his 70s with presumed Parkinson's disease was evaluated by a neuropsychologist. This clinician diagnosed probable dementia with Lewy bodies, rather than true Parkinson's disease. What is ...

Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan, the third-winningest coach in NBA history, has Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, he revealed Wednesday to the The Salt Lake Tribune. Sloan, who still lives in Utah ...

Depression that appears later in life is often viewed as a response to declining health, but emerging evidence suggests it may sometimes signal deeper neurological changes.