The Lewy Body Society is delighted to announce that it has been accepted as a member of the AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities). This is a major milestone for us and we are very excited about the future. Thank you to all our supporters and fundraisers, we couldn’t do this without you.
New guidelines have been published on the clinical and physical indicators to help ensure patients with dementia with Lewy bodies get an accurate diagnosis and the best care possible. Scientists at Newcastle University have led an international team of experts to produce new recommendations to help diagnose the disease more accurately and improve management of […]
We are pleased to advise that Dr Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi has been awarded the Michael J Fox Foundation research grant. The project is very much related to her PhD work which was funded by The Lewy Body Society. Marzena has provided an abstract of her proposal. Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi, PhD Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University Project Title: […]
Alison Killen writes…. I am a research assistant working at Newcastle University and I am very pleased to introduce a new study which the Lewy Body Society have kindly agreed to support. There is a lot of work ongoing to develop tests and treatments which will help people with DLB in the future but it […]
Allison Bentley is a Dementia Research Nurse working in Cambridge, who has developed a special interest in the physical (autonomic) symptoms associated with Lewy body disease. Lewy body disease can sometimes affect a person’s autonomic (involuntary) nervous system, which leads to changes in bladder and bowel function and temperature control. It can also lead to […]
Join us in celebrating 10 years of research into DLB. This exciting event will bring together researchers and clinicians from across the UK who will be presenting their work and talking about the latest research developments into DLB supported by the LBS. There are a Limited number of free places email engagement@ncl.ac.uk or call 0191 […]
Donations can now be made to the charity via Virgin Money Giving. Also, if you are doing a sponsored event you can now use either JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving.
Scott Lewis took part in the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for the Lewy Body Society in memory of his grandmother, Gloria Dobson, who died recently after battling the disease for 13 years. The 26-year-old from Holywell was joined by ten friends from Newcastle University to climb the three highest peaks in Scotland, England […]
Angela Dancocks is an A&E doctor and was working in Australia when her Mum was diagnosed with DLB. She returned from Australia 2 years ago and since then has kept a weekly blog of her visits to see her Mum in her care home. Read it here.
Conor McGinn, MP and Lewy Body Society ambassador, was the leader of a Parliamentary debate on dementia with Lewy bodies. On 26 April 2016 Lewy Body Society Ambassador, Conor McGinn MP, led a Westminster Hall debate to increase awareness of DLB and seek support for those people whose lives are affected by it. A transcript […]
To receive regular news updates, resources, events and breakthroughs in the fight against Lewy body dementia please enter your email address….
We will only contact you in relation to latest news & updates that we think will be of interest to you. We will not disclose your information to any third party and you can unsubscribe from our database at any time.
© 2023 The Lewy body Society. Registered Charity No: 1114579 (England and Wales) and SC047044 (Scotland). Website by ATTAIN
