Positive results from early trial of drug that could protect brain cells
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Find out which health and social care services were recognised for great Parkinson's care at the first ever Excellence Network Awards ceremony held on Friday 3 March.
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Results from a clinical trial suggest an inhalable form of levodopa could help people with Parkinson's who experience 'off periods'.
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The Government won't continue its proposals to make local councils pay for Attendance Allowance, a benefit that supports 36,000 people with Parkinson's.
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A research team at Imperial College are testing the use of high-intensity, focused ultrasound waves for the first time in the UK to treat tremor.
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Research funded by Parkinson's UK has found MRIs, a type of brain scan, to be 'highly accurate' at identifying mild to moderate Parkinson's.
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An abnormal protein normally found in brain cells affected in Parkinson's can move from the gut to the brain, according to new research.
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Paul Mayhew-Archer has won an award for his BBC documentary Parkinson's: The Funny side.
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A new drug treatment for Parkinson's, opicapone, has launched in the UK. It could prolong the effect of levodopa and reduce the number of tablets required.
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New research shows that people recently diagnosed with Parkinson's who are at high or medium risk of cardiovascular disease tend to have more problems with walking and memory.
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A new clinical study published in the journal Parkinsonism and Related Disorders links higher caffeine consumption to slower development of Parkinson's symptoms after diagnosis.