Dotty Days 2019 – Lewy body dementia awareness week

Dotty Days 2019 runs from 1-8 June this year and we wanted to let you know how you can get involved.   You can buy your dotty pin badge, wristbands or ribbons on our online shop here or message us for a free fundraising pack. We really hope this year Dotty Days will be bigger […]

Kara rounds off fundraising effort with London Marathon 2019

So many of our supporters choose to raise money for the Lewy Body Society because of their personal experience of the disease. This is the case for Kara Coles, who ran the London Marathon for the first time this year in a fantastic time of 5 hours and 29 minutes. Kara’s dad was diagnosed with […]

Press release: A million pound effort to tackle Lewy body dementia

The Lewy Body Society, a charity dedicated to tackling the second most common form of dementia, has announced the latest recipients of its grants programme. The charity is awarding three grants totalling £314,000 for projects at the University of Cambridge, Newcastle University and Imperial College London. These grants take the total research funding issued by the charity […]

Imperial College London

Our third grant for 2018/19 is for a project which will examine brain tissue from those with and without LBD to identify differences in brain cell degeneration. Project name An investigation of Brainstem Nuclei in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia Project team Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London […]

Newcastle University

Our second grant for 2018/19 is for a project which aims to develop a new test for Lewy body dementia. Project name Developing biomechanical methods to detect dementia with Lewy bodies Project team Dr Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi, Dr Christopher Morris, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University (more information here) Prof Phil Whitfield, University of the Highlands and […]

University of Cambridge

Our first grant for 2018/19 is for a project which aims to identify ‘repurposed’ treatments for Lewy body dementia Project name Drug Repurposing for Dementia with Lewy Bodies Project team Led by Professor John T O’Brien, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge (read Prof O’Brien’s biography here) Aim of the study To identify any existing drugs, […]

Charity of the Year: PRP Architects

We would like to say a big thank you to the staff at PRP Architects for raising nearly £2,500 for us as their Charity of the Year. The Lewy Body Society was nominated by team coordinator Neave Brown, whose father has Lewy body dementia, and we were delighted to be chosen by the team.  As […]

Snowdrop Day in Marlcliff

We love hearing about the wonderful ways that people raise money for the Lewy Body Society.  Whether its running, walking (through our new Step up campaign) or holding a coffee morning or race night, we are so grateful to all our dedicated supporters. A group of friends and neighbours in the village of Marlcliff in […]

Book a holiday and raise money for Lewy body dementia research

Are you thinking of booking a holiday, short break in the UK or abroad, or just a day trip?  If you book through Not Just Travel – Near and Far then not only will you get access to great deals and expert advice, but the Lewy Body Society will receive a donation too. It comes at no […]

Step up for Lewy body dementia

Are you looking for a new challenge and a gentle way to improve your fitness? We know that running isn’t for everyone, so why not ‘Step up for Lewy body dementia‘ and commit to walking 10,000 steps every day for a month, and ask friends and family to sponsor you? If that’s too far for you […]