The gut-brain axis links your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) with your enteric nervous system (the nervous ...

Your gut may be talking to your brain in ways we never imagined. Scientists have discovered a “neurobiotic sense” — a ...

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 ...

The finding appears in the journal, Nature, and Frank Duca of the University of Arizona says it shows how specialized neurons in the body can act like an extension of the brain.

The research supports an emerging view among scientists that specialized neurons in the body play an important role in the gut-brain connection, which can affect everything from hunger to mood.

If they occur more in the brain’s cortex, Lewy body dementia is often the result. But 40 to 80% of Parkinson’s patients eventually develop dementia.

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that shares traits with both Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease but can be more difficult to diagnose.

Lewy bodies are named for Frederick H. Lewy, the doctor who discovered them in the early Twentieth century. While researchers are still working to discover what causes Lewy bodies to accumulate in the ...

It can happen when there are abnormal deposits of a certain protein (Lewy bodies) in the brain. Many of the symptoms are similar to Alzheimer’s disease, which makes it tough to diagnose.

Research suggests that the spine functions as a critical communication pathway for the body, with spinal health potentially influencing how the brain and gut communicate, which may affect mood ...

Lewy bodies are thought to result from buildup of misfolded proteins in neurons. Previously, the only way to study them in human neurons was through brain autopsy, which is not ideal because cells ...