A small protein involved in neurodegeneration leading to Parkinson's disease also drives a type of skin cancer known as melanoma, according to new research.

There are many causes of dementia, the most common form being Alzheimer's disease, where memory loss is the most prominent feature. Lewy body dementia contains both Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) ...

While Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, there's another variation that is also relatively prevalent. Lewy body dementia (LBD) affects more than 1 million people in the US.