- Robin Williams suffered from Lewy Body Disease. His wife just published an account of what the disorder did to him http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2016/09/29/the-terrorist-inside-robin-williams-brain/#.v-2ar5mrikg 5 comments science
- Jerry Sloan suffering from Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia http://www.sltrib.com/home/3743576-155/utah-jazz-jerry-sloan-suffering-parkinsons 168 comments nba
- Athletes who play football may face greater risk of Lewy Body Disease https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/07/25/study-brain-disorder-lewy-body-disease-linked-football-cte-nfl/834963002/ 15 comments nfl
- The terrorist inside my husband's brain - By Susan Williams (widow of Robin Williams) (Lewy Body disease) http://www.neurology.org/content/87/13/1308.long 4 comments science
- Utah Jazz: Jerry Sloan suffering from Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia http://www.sltrib.com/home/3743576-155/utah-jazz-jerry-sloan-suffering-parkinsons 5 comments sports
- A New Disease Is Now Linked to Football Head Injuries: Lewy Body Disease https://www.inverse.com/article/47470-what-is-cortical-lewy-body-disease 6 comments science
- A mutated gene has been found that reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia, and increases the likelihood of longevity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00401-019-02026-8 91 comments science
- Lewy body disease is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A new study shows that the disease can be detected before symptoms appear, using a spinal fluid test, and a reduced sense of smell is strongly linked to Lewy body disease even before other symptoms develop. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02449-7 36 comments science
- In a breakthrough for Parkinson’s disease, scientists at EPFL have reconstructed the process by which Lewy bodies form in the brain of patients. The study offers new insights into how Parkinson’s disease begins and evolves, and opens up a set of potential new treatment targets. https://actu.epfl.ch/news/new-insights-into-the-processes-that-cause-parkins/ 39 comments science
- Athletes playing contact sports for longer than eight years are six times more likely to develop Lewy body disease — a neurodegenerative disorder causing Parkinson’s-like symptoms — compared to those playing football, ice hockey or boxing for fewer years, a study reports. https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com/2018/07/27/8-or-more-years-of-contact-sports-linked-to-parkinsons-like-symptoms-in-study/ 3 comments science
- Contact sports associated with Lewy body disease, Parkinson's disease symptoms, and dementia: There is mounting evidence that repetitive head impacts from contact sports and other exposures are associated with the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and dementia. https://academic.oup.com/jnen/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jnen/nly065/5059623 4 comments science