Research achievements
Since 1969 we have invested around £45million
in crucial research.
In 2009, to celebrate our 40th Anniversary, we looked back on research
that has pioneered vital advances in treatment and care of people
living with Parkinson's.
Four decades of discovery
(PDF, 1.2MB) celebrates the major achievements made through
research we have funded.
View an interactive version of 'Four decades
of discovery'
Find out more about how our breakthroughs are making a real
difference to people living with Parkinson's today and shaping
research towards a cure:
Research we have funded has provided vital clues to what goes wrong
deep inside the Parkinson's brain.
Research we have funded has changed the way we think about
Parkinson's. Parkinson's is more than a movement disorder. It
affects every aspect of daily life.
Research we have funded has transformed the diagnosis and care for
people with Parkinson's.
Research we have funded has found that taking other drugs alongside
levodopa can provide greater relief from the symptoms of the
condition.
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Today's treatments cannot stop, slow down or reverse the
progression of the condition. Research we have funded has pioneered
innovative ways to tackle Parkinson's that may ultimately lead to a
cure.
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