Lewy bodies

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7 grants since 2024

National Institute on AgingUS$2.6mNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeUS$3.5mNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesUS$873.2k

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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Probable REM sleep disorder links to Lewy body dementia

In a memory clinic cohort, probable REM sleep behaviour disorder was linked to incident Lewy body dementia with a hazard ratio of 4.82.In a memory clinic cohort, probable REM sleep behaviour disorder was linked to incident Lewy body dementia with a hazard ratio of 4.82.

Cohort study of 5,274 peopleDementia
Journal of Neurology

Multimodal PET and MRI predict dementia with Lewy bodies

Combined occipito-parietal cortex pathology and striatal dopamine loss predicted conversion to dementia with Lewy bodies with a sub-distribution hazard ratio of 38.68.Combined occipito-parietal cortex pathology and striatal dopamine loss predicted conversion to dementia with Lewy bodies with a sub-distribution hazard ratio of 38.68.

Cohort study of 21 peopleDementia with Lewy bodies
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports

Statins cut Alzheimer's risk but raise other dementia risks

A Mendelian randomization analysis found total cholesterol mediated 93.91% of statins' effect on overall dementia and 84.37% on dementia in Alzheimer's disease.A Mendelian randomization analysis found total cholesterol mediated 93.91% of statins' effect on overall dementia and 84.37% on dementia in Alzheimer's disease.

Mendelian randomisation in peopleStatins
medRxiv

APOE disease risks and proteomic links vary by ancestry

A phenome-wide study of 367,757 All of Us participants linked APOE alleles to 27 phenotypes, finding ancestry-specific risks for dementia and fatty liver disease.A phenome-wide study of 367,757 All of Us participants linked APOE alleles to 27 phenotypes, finding ancestry-specific risks for dementia and fatty liver disease.

Preprint: genetic association study of 367,757 peoplePopulations
Neurobiology of Aging

Mineralized brain vessels vary by region in Alzheimer disease

In an autopsy study of 265 decedents, vessel mineralization appeared in 58.3% of globus pallidus samples, 28.6% of posterior hippocampus samples, and 13.8% of putamen…In an autopsy study of 265 decedents, vessel mineralization appeared in 58.3% of globus pallidus samples, 28.6% of posterior hippocampus samples, and 13.8% of putamen samples.

Cohort study of 265 peopleMechanisms
Movement Disorders

Lewy body disease tracks with cognitive decline and psychosis

Lewy body disease prevalence rose from 0.7% in individuals younger than 50 to 20.0% in those aged 90 and older across 2,480 autopsied human brains.Lewy body disease prevalence rose from 0.7% in individuals younger than 50 to 20.0% in those aged 90 and older across 2,480 autopsied human brains.

Cohort study of 2,480 peoplePopulations