User:Kemorri/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Lewy body

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because it falls in the realm of cell biology, and there are female biologists who have contributed to lewy body research. Lewy Bodies are biological elements known to play a role in several different neurodegenerative diseases, which continue to affect many people around the world. My preliminary impression is that this article contains a good, neutral overview of lewy bodies, what they are, and their importance.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

I found this article to be helpful in learning about lewy Bodies. It was written in a very neutral tone and contained all the information necessary to get a broad overview of what a lewy body is and how it was discovered. However, I did find there to be some gaps of information in a couple of the sections. I've listed some suggestions for improvement below:


 * The lead in section has a good, easy to understand definition of what lewy bodies are. The information is incorporated in an order that makes sense (and aids in making the material easy to comprehend). The lead in is concise as well, but could benefit from a sentence briefly explaining the impact of lewy bodies in the neurodegenerative diseases listed.
 * The content in this article gives a brief overview of what a lewy body is, it's components, and its role in the body. However, I do think there could be more information regarding it's connection to neurodegenerative diseases, especially since they were mentioned in the lead in section. I think additional information about it's over effect / function in the body needs to be elaborated on as well. It may be best to add an additional section for this or a subsection under "Cell biology".
 * Under the "History" section only a few of the relevant figures and discoveries in regards to lewy bodies are mentioned. Because lewy bodies continue to be studied, there are many more recent, significant discoveries that could be added to this section.
 * One strength of these articles is that the information is backed by reliable sources- mostly scholarly articles and peer-reviewed research papers. The sources, however, do not include some of the recent discoveries regarding lewy bodies (most of the sources being before the year 2010). This article could greatly benefit from looking into more recent studies about lewy body function/structure and incorporating them into the existing article.


 * The organization of this article is sufficient for the information included. However, as more information is added, the "Cell Biology" section could be split up into smaller subsections (structure, function, impact in neurodegenerative diseases, etc.)
 * Structure - What proteins lewy bodies composed of
 * Function / Mode of Action - Could put information about how lewy bodies represent an aggresome response here and their effect in the human body.
 * Impact in neurodegenerative diseases - Elaborate on the connection to Parkinson's disease and the Lewy Body dimentias, as mentioned in the lead in section.
 * Cortical vs. Classical Lewy Bodies - Both types are mentioned, but it's not clear what the difference between these two types are. A section that details the difference may be beneficial.


 * The images included are visually appealing and connect to the text. They aid in visualizing what a lewy body looks like. It might be beneficial to add a cartoon style image / diagram that helps identify the different components of a lewy body and one depicting it's effect in the body.