The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr., Foundation has awarded Mayo Clinic a $1 million gift, pledged over four years, to continue its work in studying Lewy body dementia, according to a hospital news release.
Lewy body dementia, which combines aspects of both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, is the second most common form of dementia in the U.S. The funds will support several studies designed to understand how Lewy body dementia develops, how to treat it more effectively and how to diagnose it earlier.
So far, Mayo researchers have identified features of the disease to help physicians distinguish it; discovered distinct brain pathologies and located genes that cause or influence risk for Lewy body dementia; and developed promising imaging techniques to aid in diagnosis.
Read the news release about Mayo Clinic's $1 million gift for studying Lewy body dementia.
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Lewy body dementia, which combines aspects of both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, is the second most common form of dementia in the U.S. The funds will support several studies designed to understand how Lewy body dementia develops, how to treat it more effectively and how to diagnose it earlier.
So far, Mayo researchers have identified features of the disease to help physicians distinguish it; discovered distinct brain pathologies and located genes that cause or influence risk for Lewy body dementia; and developed promising imaging techniques to aid in diagnosis.
Read the news release about Mayo Clinic's $1 million gift for studying Lewy body dementia.
Read other coverage about our top 50 hospitals:
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nurses Train, Deliver Care Through Virtual World and Avatars
- Brigham & Women's Performs First Full-Face Transplant in the U.S.
- Hackensack University Medical Center Opens Heart and Vascular Hospital