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Press Releases

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Partners with FTD for National LBD Flower Day Campaign

05/01/2013 - The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is partnering with FTD to launch its first annual national “LBD Flower Day” campaign. 

Bruce Borror Cruises the Wabash River to Benefit the Lewy Body Dementia Association

04/15/2013 - Bruce Borror is taking a 300 mile boat trip from Lafayette, Indiana down the Wabash River to the Ohio River to create awareness of Lewy body dementia (LBD).  Bruce is setting out on this adventure in honor of his father who has been diagnosed with LBD and currently lives in Indianapolis. Bruce is also raising funds to benefit the Lewy Body Dementia Association, the only 501 (c) 3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting those affected by LBD through outreach, education and research. 

LBDA and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Award Two Grants to Support Promising Dementia Research

03/25/2013 - The Lewy Body Dementia Association(LBDA) and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation(ADDF) have awarded $100,000 each to Omar El-Agnaf, PhD, of United Arab Amirates University and Michelle Mielke, PhD, of Mayo Clinic Rochester to provide one year of support for their research projects focused on developing indicators, or biomarkers, for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Supports the Georgia Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias State Plan Task Force

02/14/2013 - The Lewy Body Dementia Association is proud to announce its support of the Pre-Filing of Senate Bill 14, creating a Georgia Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias State Plan Task Force.

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Announces 2012 Volunteer of the Year

01/01/2013 - The Lewy Body Dementia Association announced today the 2012 Volunteer of the Year is Jason M. Rubin of Boston, Mass.  

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Welcomes New Board of Directors Members

01/01/2013 -  Today the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) announced that the LBDA Board of Directors welcomes five new members, as well as new officers in 2013.

Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is making October “A Month to Remember”

10/1/2012 - The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) announces that today is the first day of nationwide October Lewy body dementia awareness month, “A Month To Remember.”  LBDA invited volunteers to join the awareness movement by “Standing Strong with LBDA” to build awareness for Lewy body dementia in their communities all month long. 

Request for Proposals: 2012 LBDA/ ADDF Lewy Body Dementia Biomarker Research Award

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) and The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) partner to request proposals for a $100,000 LBD Biomarker Research Award.

Family Caregiver Named LBDA Volunteer of the Year

For her outstanding commitment to increasing LBD awareness and providing outreach and support to LBD families, the Lewy Body Dementia Association named Norma Loeb LBDA’s Volunteer of the Year for 2011.

Neurodegenerative Disease Caregivers Needed for Research into Caregiver Grief

10/17/2011 - The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) announces the launch of its second major caregiver research project, “Caregiver Grief in Neurodegenerative Diseases.”  This research will explore whether the anticipatory grief experienced during the caregiving process differs among caregivers of people with four progressive neurodegenerative diseases:  Lewy body dementia (LBD), Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or frontotemporal degeneration.  The study will also assess quality of life and caregiver well-being among caregivers of these diseases.