While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, there’s another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US. It is ...
Jack Russell of the band Great White has died at age 63, his family announced Thursday on Instagram. “Jack is loved and remembered for his sense of humor, exceptional zest for life, and unshakeable ...
Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos' mother and one of the first investors in Amazon, passed away at the age of 78 on Thursday (August 14, 2025) in Miami. Bezos said on social media that his mother had Lewy body ...
When Jackie Bezos, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' mom, died in 2025, her death helped increase public awareness of a specific type of dementia. Called Lewy body dementia, it's a disease that progressively ...
"Every day there’s new grief," says a caretaker in PEOPLE's exclusive clip from the documentary 'Facing the Wind' DOC NYC A new documentary Facing the Wind follows two women, Linda Szypula and Carla ...
Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study. Although DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer's ...
It’s the second most common type of dementia, after Alzheimer’s, yet many remain unfamiliar with its challenges. “The most common disease that people have never heard of.” That’s how 73-year-old Don ...
Lewy bodies are a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other related neurological conditions. Understanding why and how they develop is critical to developing better treatments. A study from The ...
Nilotinib (Tasigna) — a drug for myeloid leukemia — improved biomarkers and cognitive outcomes in study participants with dementia with Lewy bodies, a new study finds. The phase II trial was small, ...
Hospice use varies depending on whether a person has Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and those with Parkinson’s may have more unmet needs, a new study finds. Researchers ...