[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. […]
LBS took the opportunity of the annual Falls Awareness Week co-ordinated by Age UK to share information about falls caused by Lewy body dementias (LBDs). Repeated falls are common for people LBDs, either dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson’s dementia. Falling can be a very early symptom of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and may […]
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 […]
Jurrasic GROUP FOR W DORSET, E DEVON, and S SOMERSET DO YOU – YOUR PARTNER – YOUR PARENT – OR SOMEONE YOU CARE FOR have Lewy Body Dementia? You need not be alone. To meet others in the area who have or who care for someone with this condition to form a hobnobbing, hand holding, […]
The family of Gwil Debnam of Ince near Chester have held a Dinner Dance and Auction in his memory, to raise awareness of dementia with Lewy bodies, which he battled for five years, and support the work of the Lewy Body Society. The Dinner Dance took place on Saturday 15th June – to coincide […]
Shelley ran this race in memory of her Gran. Shelley says..” She was an amazing lady, and the best Gran in the world! She started with dementia many years ago and then eventually got diagnosed with dementia with lewy bodies. She ended up in a home and over time the condition got the better of […]
Help raise Lewy body a-wearness without getting cold and wet! To celebrate the Lewy Body Society’s 9th birthday and in honour of the Society’s much loved Patron, June Brown, we have designated the whole month of June to raising awareness of Lewy body dementia. To download the package just click the link. What’s it L […]
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 […]
Janine Beighton will be jumping from 15,000ft on October 19th 2013 to raise funds for the Lewy Body Society in memory of her father-in-law. You can sponsor Janine via the following link: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JanineBeighton
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