UK Survey Seeks Input from Dementia Patient Caregivers

Parkinson’s UK has opened a survey aimed at understanding the experiences of caregivers of people who have Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s disease dementia. The survey seeks to shed light on the support caregivers receive, and caregivers’ and patients’ experiences with the health and social care system in…

Tangled Up with Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease

A reader recently posed the following question: “Why are there never any comments on dementia in regards to Parkinson’s disease? It is very real, and 40 percent of Parkinson’s patients deal with it.” So, I began looking into it. My answer could have been, “Because I don’t want…

Affected Cell Type May Explain Differences in Parkinson’s-related Diseases, Study Suggests

Different brain cells determine which form of alpha-synuclein will be responsible for different Parkinson’s-related disorders, a new study suggests. The research, “Cellular milieu imparts distinct pathological α-synuclein strains in α-synucleinopathies,” was published in the journal Nature. Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein are characteristic of Parkinson’s, Lewy body…