CNN founder Ted Turner recovering from pneumonia
Ted Turner, the 86-year-old media mogul and philanthropist who founded CNN, is recovering from pneumonia and “is doing well ...
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CNN founder Ted Turner recovering from pneumonia
Lewy body disease, or LBD, is commonly misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. The illness occurs due to abnormal accumulations of a protein called alpha-synuclein in a person’s ...
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Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia, the Disease That Affected Robin Williams
It’s characterized by an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brain known as alpha-synuclein, explains Dr. Bock. “Lewy body dementia can be caused by a condition called ‘dementia with ...
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What is Lewy body dementia?
These disorders stem from an abnormal buildup of protein deposits in the brain called Lewy bodies. The deposits, formed from ...
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Is Parkinson's Disease Infectious?
Researchers do not deny that infections like influenza, herpes and Hepatitis-C an lead to Parkinson's disease. However, more ...
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Persyn, a member of the synuclein family, influences neurofilament network integrity
Alpha-synuclein has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and familial Parkinson's disease because it is present in senile plaques and Lewy bodies, binds amyloid Aβ peptide ...
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My father, David Gergen, has dementia. Here are his reflections on the path forward for our country.
People with LBD have abnormal aggregates of alpha-synuclein protein in their brain (these aggregates are called “Lewy bodies”) that cause a progressive neurological disorder. LBD’s symptoms ...