College of Medicine
LBD Life Lab
Led by Melissa Armstrong · Neurology
What we study
The LBD Life Lab studies Lewy body dementia and related conditions, focusing on patient experiences, diagnosis, and treatment. Research includes interviews, clinical studies, and biomarker development.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Identifying and Pilot Testing Best Practices for Sharing Amyloid PET Research Information with Individuals Living with Lewy Body Diseases
Developing ways to share amyloid PET research findings with patients.
Bio-RaPID Study
Investigates biomarkers and how quickly Lewy body dementia progresses in the Bio-RaPID study.
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Bridging the Gap in Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Research: Biomarker Development and Investigation of Cognitive Fluctuations using MEG
Using MEG to study cognitive fluctuations in Lewy body dementia.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Gender Gap in Movement Disorders Research: A Decade of Uneven Progress in Academic Authorship (P10-16.003)
2026 · Neurology
Examines gender gaps in authorship and leadership roles in movement disorders research.
- Deep learning‐based MRI analysis reveals Lewy body co‐pathology accelerates brain aging in Alzheimer's disease
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia
Uses AI to show how Lewy body pathology speeds up brain aging in Alzheimer's patients.
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- Gender Disparity in Movement Disorders Research Authorship: Progress and Persistent Gaps Across a Decade
2026 · Movement Disorders
Analyzes gender differences in authorship of movement disorder research over a decade.
- Dementia and End-of-Life Shared Decision-Making Among Older US Adults
2026 · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Fluctuations correlates in advanced dementia with Lewy bodies: A longitudinal study
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Studies how often and why cognitive fluctuations happen in advanced DLB.
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