Researchers do not deny that infections like influenza, herpes and Hepatitis-C an lead to Parkinson's disease. However, more ...

Oct. 8, 2024 — Scientists have recreated the growth of Lewy bodies in human neurons ... Parkinson's disease route to the brain starts in either the nose or the gut and proposes that ...

The Parkinson's drug entacapone disrupts the gut microbiome ... in the brain. They found that a mutation in this protein promotes the secretion of a harmful form of α-synuclein, which moves through ...

Unfortunately, these symptomatic treatments are only temporary as the pathology progressively spreads to other brain centres causing new debilitating symptoms. The main pathological finding in PD is ...

Months after actor and comedian Robin Williams took his own life in August 2014, autopsy results revealed he had a ...

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 ...

are detected in blood once symptoms have started in Lewy's body diseases, ... Advanced 'Parkinson's in a Dish' Model Accelerates Brain Disease Research July 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed ...

Galvin, MD, MPH, director of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health at the University ... Detailed data will be presented at the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference (ILBDC) in January ...

He is division chief for cognitive neurology, founding director of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, and director and principal investigator of the Lewy Body Dementia Research Center of ...