$161M worth of Parkinson’s research funding awarded across the globe
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Research news
BT13 molecule offers hope for halting Parkinson’s
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A promising molecule, called BT13, has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson’s, something no treatment can currently do.
Gut bacteria could guard against Parkinson’s
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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.
Poll finds a quarter of people with Parkinson’s are wrongly diagnosed
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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.
Full results of repurposed cancer drug trial highlight potential benefits
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Previous top line results indicated that, while safe, Nilotinib failed to show benefit. The full results now show that there may be some potential benefits.
8 remarkable things we achieved together in 2019, and recent years
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2019 was another exciting year of progress. Here are 8 of the highlights, and 8 ways you can still get involved.
New international initiative to investigate the genetics of Parkinson’s
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As part of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, an ambitious global five-year programme was announced today to understand the genetic root of Parkinson’s.
Results of phase 2 nilotinib study show no benefit
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Results have been shared from the US-based phase 2 clinical trial of nilotinib in people with moderate to advanced Parkinson's.
While safe and tolerable, the repurposed drug did not appear to have beneficial effects.
Progress in gene therapy treatment for Parkinson's
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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.
Could sleep boost waste disposal in the brain and prevent Parkinson’s?
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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.
Caution when looking at cell recycling in Parkinson’s
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Researchers at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre have shown that cell recycling in Parkinson’s may play a more complex role than previously thought. These new results have been published in the journal of Cell Reports.