An article by Pat Snyder Pat has written an interesting account of one woman’s experience of using the drug melatonin to overcome her husband’s acute sleeplessness. For an edited version of the article please click here. Melatonin is available on the web or by prescription from your doctor who should be consulted before use. Pat […]
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University are looking for volunteers to take part in a photographic study exploring the role of places for identity and memory for people with dementia. Participation will include taking photos of your important places and discussing them with a researcher. Cameras are provided and all responses will be kept confidential and […]
Although DLB has been “known about” as a diagnosis for almost 20 years, progress in spreading this knowledge has been hampered by it lacking official recognition in the formal systems which are used by healthcare and research funders. One of the two most influential systems is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) […]
[Source: BBC] Researchers have created the first high-resolution 3D digital model of the human brain, which they have called “Big Brain”. The reconstruction shows the brain’s anatomy in microscopic detail, enabling researchers to see features smaller than a strand of hair. It will be made freely available to neuroscientists to help them in their research. […]
The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while sleeping, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered. Patients are five times more likely to have dementia with Lewy bodies if they experience a […]
I would like to thank everybody who contributed to my recent survey looking at the support and information given to families when one of them has a diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies. The survey ran for a month and is now closed but during that time 125 people responded which gives me an excellent […]
A landmark breakthrough by British scientists at the University of Leicester is reported on the BBC. A chemical which can stop brain cell death in a neurodegenerative disease could hold the key for treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntingdon’s diseases, scientists say. Use this link to the BBC report. An excellent followup article also from the […]
Neurosurgeon Andres Lozano gives an amazing TED talk on deep brain stimulation for correcting the symptoms of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, dystonia and depression. (15 mins 35 secs). Deep brain stimulation is becoming very precise. This technique allows surgeons to place electrodes in almost any area of the brain, and turn them up or down — like […]
A trial to speed up and improve diagnosis rates for dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is one of 21 pioneering research projectsto receive a share of £22 million of Government funding. DLB accounts for up to 20 per cent of all cases, yet only one in three are actually diagnosed. The trial aims to produce […]
The LBS funded two Innovation Grants with Parkinson’s UK for research which increased understanding of Lewy body dementias. Dr Jose Bras and his team at University College, London received a grant of £35,000 to analyse the DNA of 700 people with DLB in order to look for subtle genetic changes which have led to further […]
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