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On Sunday 19 January, Jeremy Vine presents the BBC Lifeline Appeal on behalf of Parkinson’s UK.
New research suggests that a bacteria which boosts digestive health can slow – and even reverse – the build-up of a protein associated with Parkinson’s.
In our survey of more than 2,000 people, more than a quarter (26%) reported they were misdiagnosed with a different condition before receiving the correct Parkinson’s diagnosis.
we announce the winners of our first volunteer awards
2019 was another exciting year of progress. Here are 8 of the highlights, and 8 ways you can still get involved.
Researchers, funded by Parkinson's UK, have produced positive results in mice for a gene therapy treatment that directly targets the production of the alpha-synuclein protein.
Survey we supported shares findings that people with advanced or terminal illness support a change in the law on assisted dying
Alongside Alzheimer’s Research UK, we’re funding new research that will investigate whether boosting the brain’s self-cleaning system could be the key to new treatments.
The report, Get It On Time, highlights systematic failures in Scotland’s hospitals that mean that people with Parkinson’s don’t receive their vital medication at their prescribed times.
The Parkinson’s community in Scotland, and beyond, has lost one of its giants with the passing of Professor Ken Bowler. Ken revolutionised the relationship between researchers and people living with Parkinson’s.