Caption Christine Proctor - participant in the GDNF trial Why we’re committing £800,000 to plan a new GDNF trial Date 23 February 2021
Caption Diane Kay, who has Parkison's Llwyddiant yr ymgyrch: cymeradwyo Opicapone yng Nghymru / Campaign success: Opicapone approved in Wales Date 19 March 2019 Bydd pobl â chlefyd Parkinson yng Nghymru bellach yn gallu cael y cyffur Opicapone yn haws. People with Parkinson's in Wales will now be able to access the drug Opicapone more easily.
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.
Parkinson's UK and Sport England launch Parkinson's Power Date 11 March 2019 Parkinson's UK has teamed up with Sport England to deliver an innovative project that will help inactive people with Parkinson's become and stay physically active.
Shaping the future of social care Date 28 February 2019 An update on a parliamentary event to highlight the social care needs of working-age people with Parkinson's and other long term conditions.
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.
Prescription charges set to rise to £9 Date 26 February 2019 We update on the latest government announcement on the prescription charge rise and our campaigning.
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.
Caption Person with Parkinson's talking about PIP with a local adviser We condemn long waiting times for PIP tribunals Date 14 February 2019 We gave oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee on their inquiry into the welfare safety net.
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.
