International Dementia with Lewy Bodies Conference
Here is a link to an excellent report on the recent International Dementia with Lewy Bodies Conference held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01 – 04 December 2015). Conference Link.
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Drs Jose Bras and Rita Guerreiro, members of the LBS Specialist Advisory Committee
Drs Jose Bras and Rita Guerreiro, members of the LBS Specialist Advisory Committee and their posters at the International Dementia with Lewy bodies conference in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. The Society is funding Dr Bras’ research into genetic aspects of DLB.
Dr Jay Amin, whose work on inflammation is being funded by the LBS
Dr Jay Amin, whose work on inflammation is being funded by the LBS, with his poster at the International dementia with Lewy bodies conference in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.
Call to Mind Board Game
Call to mind… is a specially designed board game that helps get to know and understand the thinking, likes and dislikes of someone with dementia. This tool also stimulates memories and encourages conversations, both as the game is played and in everyday interactions. It can be played at home with friends and family or in […]
Active Minds
Meaningful Dementia Activity Resources Since 2010 Active Minds has been researching, designing and developing activity products to assist people with dementia in leading active, engaging and fulfilling lives – enjoying activities that are meaningful to them. Active Minds was set-up as a social business with a mission to create positive, well-made, human-centred and evidence-based activity […]
In Memoriam Peter Ashley
The LBS Chair Ashley Bayston remembers her friend Peter Ashley (the photo shows Peter with June Brown, LBS Patron) It was with great sadness and an enormous sense of loss that the Lewy Body Society learned of the death of Peter Ashley on 10 November 2015. Peter was a leading dementia advocate, known throughout the […]
The Lewy Body Society
The Lewy Body Society is a wholly independent UK charity. It is not a satellite of any other organisation. It is one of the 2 Anglophone Lewy body charities in the world, the other one being the Lewy Body Dementia Association in the USA. We shared a stand with the LBDA at the AAIC in […]
Charity Football Match
Thank you to Charlotte-Rose and friends who raised £320.43 from the five aside football charity match today in aid of the Lewy Body Society
Skin test project to aid LBD diagnosis
Background Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. It is associated with characteristic features such as the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, visual hallucinations and fluctuating cognitive impairment. The diagnosis of DLB can be difficult. Currently there is a scan that helps to diagnose DLB, but […]
South Downs Challenge
Jake Kendall decided to sign up for the South Downs Challenge to raise money for the Lewy Body Scoiety after his grandpa, John, was diagnosed with DLB in March this year. Here is Jake’s story….” I knew it would be incredibly difficult – a 100-mile mountain bike cycle taking in the length of the South […]
