Proteins form the building blocks of life, but when they form unusual clumps inside the brain, they raise an alarm that ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a type of dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits in the brain, called Lewy bodies. The deposits cause chemical changes in the brain, leading to problems with thinking ...

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 ...

Neflamapimod, an experimental, oral drug targeting neuroinflammation being developed by CervoMed, led to a significant reduction in a key blood biomarker of neurodegeneration, which correlated with a ...

September 4, 2025 -- A team of researchers found there is a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia. The study builds on a decade of ...

Studies headed by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have uncovered a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia (LBD). The team ...

An analysis of 56 million people has shown that exposure to air pollution increases the risk of developing a particular form of dementia, the third most common type after Alzheimer’s disease and ...

We know inhaling polluted air harms our lungs—but what about our brains? According to compelling new research, pollution may put you at higher risk of being hospitalized for one of the most common ...

CervoMed's neflamapimod capsules show increased efficacy in treating dementia with Lewy bodies, with promising safety results and lower fall incidence. The new capsules led to higher plasma ...