Launching our Every Minute Counts in Parliament with volunteers sharing their stories
New funding for projects tackling our understanding of Parkinson’s and projects exploring new drugs for the future.
Health and social care regulator releases damning report on state of health and social care services in England.
Earlier this month, staff and volunteers headed to the Conservative and Labour party conferences to speak to MPs and delegates about how they can support our work.
We’re funding 2 projects at the University of Edinburgh which are investigating potential causes of Parkinson’s.
Researchers followed almost half a million people for 15 years and found a potential link between feelings of loneliness and a greater risk of Parkinson’s.
The Parkinson's Community Awards, supported by Parkinson's UK, are a celebration of the unsung heroes in our community. The people who go above and beyond every day. Paul Jackson-Clark, Director of Fundraising & Experience at Parkinson's UK, tells us more.
Wednesday 20 September is National Fitness Day: an opportunity for everyone to enjoy being active and try something new.
We’re relaunching our Get It On Time campaign to mark World Patient Safety Day. In a joint statement with 7 other organisations, we outline how the government can take action to help people get their medication on time in hospital.
The study builds on the results from the pioneering Parkinson’s UK funded trial launched in 2019.
A global collaboration of researchers has found a specific gene change is a risk factor for Parkinson’s unique to the Black African community.
The new test can detect problems with mitochondria in blood cells and could one day be used to diagnose Parkinson’s.
A study in people with Parkinson’s suggests the stem cell based treatment is safe and improves symptoms of the condition.
Researchers compared medical records of over 92,000 people in the US with Parkinson’s, other neurological conditions and those without any, to show certain gut conditions increase the risk of Parkinson’s.
Largest study on retinal imaging in Parkinson’s identifies markers of Parkinson’s in eye scans with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
The AI examined images of brain cells and was able to identify changes in key areas of the cell that are characteristic of the different known mechanisms that cause Parkinson’s.
On 4 August, the UK government published a plan to address the NHS care backlog in England and give people more choice in who provides their care. We look at what it could mean for people with Parkinson’s.
Parkinson’s UK was chosen as The Access Group's charity of the year in the UK for 2022/2023.