We are delighted to be working with our partners in the academic community to host a scientific conference focusing on all the latest Lewy body dementia research, and marking our 15th year as a charity. Featuring speakers from around the …
Forthcoming online events – April 2021
We are pleased to announce a further round of online events that are now available for booking. If you have any problems booking or have suggestions for future events, please send us an email. Monday 12th April 11am – A …
Celebrating 15 years of The Lewy Body Society
This year marks 15 years since The Lewy Body Society was founded, and we’ve updated our logo to mark this milestone. We’ll be using the anniversary as a focus for our work this year, as we look ahead to the …
Would you like to run the Virgin Money London Marathon 2021?
The next Virgin Money London Marathon will take place on Sunday 3rd October 2021. This year we are entitled to a single entry and we would like to invite applications from anyone interested in taking up that place and supporting …
The Lewy Body Society looks ahead to 2021
Here at the Lewy Body Society, we’ve been looking forward to 2021 for a while. That’s because it will be our 15th ‘birthday’ as a charity. We remain the only UK charity dedicated exclusively to Lewy body dementia, and we …
Christmas Day swim in memory of Tim Malyon
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Sofia, Finn and a large group of their friends and family who braved the cold Exmouth sea on Christmas Day to remember their dad Tim and raise funds for The Lewy …
ROBIN’S WISH: Poignant Robin Williams documentary released in the UK
The critically acclaimed documentary ROBIN’s WISH was released in the UK on 4th January 2021. You can watch the trailer on YouTube here. There has been lots of media coverage around the film which has helped to raise awareness of …
Online poker star Lex Veldhuis raises over $80,000 for The Lewy Body Society
We were recently contacted by Lex Veldhuis, a professional poker player based in the Netherlands. Lex had recently lost his father to Lewy body dementia and wanted to support a charity that raised awareness and funded research into the disease. …
New research on hallucinations seeking participants
Study title: Investigating visual hallucinations in Lewy Body Dementia Contact Dr. David Schwartzman, Research Fellow at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, University of Sussex. Participants are invited to take part in a study that aims to capture the precise …