Caption Christine Proctor - participant in the GDNF trial Why we’re committing £800,000 to plan a new GDNF trial Date 23 February 2021
Malaria drug shows promise in Parkinson's model in the lab Date 3 May 2019 Research shows that problems with recycling in brain cells in Parkinson's are overcome by the malaria drug clioquinol.
Caption Researcher with person with Parkinson's Experimental spinal stimulation shows promise for reducing freezing Date 23 April 2019 Results from a trial of spinal cord stimulation carried out in Ontario, Canada highlights its potential for improving walking in Parkinson's.
‘Super smeller’ research moves us closer to a diagnostic test for Parkinson’s Date 19 March 2019 Researchers have identified small molecules secreted by the skin that are maybe responsible for a unique scent in people with Parkinson's.
Deep brain stimulation boosts the strength of brain cell batteries Date 13 March 2019 Research shows that deep brain stimulation may help boost energy levels in Parkinson’s brain cells by increasing the size of mitochondria.
Drug for dyskinesia approved for phase 2 trials Date 12 March 2019 A potential drug for dyskinesia has reached an important milestone and can now go forward into clinical trials.
Caption Christine Proctor - participant in the GDNF trial GDNF clinical trial offers hope for restoring brain cells damaged in Parkinson’s Date 27 February 2019 The pioneering GDNF clinical trials programme delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain. The trial results offer hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson’s.
Open publishing platform launched to share research results Date 20 February 2019 Parkinson's UK is 1 of 24 members of the Association of Medical Research Charities that have worked in collaboration to develop and launch a new open publication platform – AMRC Open Research.
New trial to test if a probiotic drink could improve symptoms Date 11 February 2019 Researchers at King’s College London are starting a world-first clinical trial to test if a probiotic drink could help with motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's.
GDNF trial complete and results are on the way Date 4 February 2019 The groundbreaking clinical trial of GDNF, a potential treatment for Parkinson's, is now complete. Analysis of the results is now well underway and is expected to be published in February 2019.
Insight Into Parkinson's summit 2019 Date 4 February 2019 Parkinson's UK announces partnership with the Insight Into Parkinson's summit 2019.
