degenerative
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Lewy body dementia is the second-most-common form of degenerative dementia, behind Alzheimer’s disease, Vossel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
By the time he had his first grandchild, at age 72, he had a degenerative spine condition he worried would limit their time together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
CTE, which stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a degenerative brain disease involving the buildup in the brain of “tau” proteins associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Elsewhere, the Daily Telegraph leads with a possible "game changer" showing "Alzheimer's drug could stop disease", reporting on the beginning of a "major trial for new medicine that could prevent onset of degenerative condition".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Dr. Darwin was now in a wheelchair, Bessy was stuck in a fog, and Josiah was sinking from either a stroke or a degenerative neurological disease.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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