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
For now, regular cardiology care remains the practical priority for people with degenerative mitral regurgitation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
If we can rid ourselves of some of our chronic, degenerative diseases, and cancer, strokes, and coronaries, we might go on and on.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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