One of the Lewy Body Society’s main aims is to support research into Lewy body dementia, to help improve diagnosis and treatment of the disease in future. A new clinical trial started in 2018 at a number of different hospitals …
Grant Round 2019
The Lewy Body Society is the only charity dedicated solely to Lewy body dementia in the UK. Through our Grants Programme we support research that advances our understanding of the disease – its causes, progression and impact – and therefore …
Invitation to research: Dementia with Lewy Bodies
We would like to invite you to take part in a new research study hosted by a research group based at Cardiff University. Since 2004 we have been interviewing people and collecting blood samples to try to understand more about …
Improving diagnosis and management in dementia with Lewy bodies using the CPFT Research Database (CRATE)
Improving diagnosis and management in dementia with Lewy bodies using the CPFT Research Database (CRATE) We would like to draw your attention to the following study, funded by the Alzheimer’s Society, which proposes to use anonymised clinical data from people …
East Anglia Research
Are you or someone you care for living in East Anglia with a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia? Living with Lewy body dementia: Stories of Everyday Experience is a research study aimed at finding out your experiences of day to …
University of Cambridge
Our first grant for 2018/19 is for a project which aims to identify ‘repurposed’ treatments for Lewy body dementia Project name Drug Repurposing for Dementia with Lewy Bodies Project team Led by Professor John T O’Brien, Department of Psychiatry, University …
Patient attitudes to genome editing for prevention of heritable disorders: Social and Ethical implications
You are encouraged to take part in a research study conducted by University College London (UCL). The study aims to explore the opinions and knowledge of those in heritable disease communities regarding genome editing and its applications. This research is …
Interview: Dr Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi, researcher at Newcastle University
We will soon be announcing the outcome of our grant award process and giving details of the projects we will be supporting in 2019. Our grants programme, which is funded through the generous donations of Lewy Body Society supporters, helps …
LBS President Professor Ian McKeith awarded prestigious European prize
Professor Ian McKeith, President of the Lewy Body Society and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing, has been awarded the prestigious European Grand Prix in recognition of his leadership in research into Lewy body dementia. The €100,000 …