Transparency and your Board of Trustees Date 19 February 2020 Over the next few months we plan to share who we are and what we’re doing for the charity. We hope you’ll get to know us better and we’ll know more about you.
BT13 molecule offers hope for halting Parkinson’s Date 14 February 2020 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.
Caption Jeremy Vine presents the BBC Lifeline Appeal on behalf of Parkinson's UK. Jeremy Vine presents the BBC Lifeline Appeal on behalf of Parkinson’s UK Date 17 January 2020 On Sunday 19 January, Jeremy Vine presents the BBC Lifeline Appeal on behalf of Parkinson’s UK.
Gut bacteria could guard against Parkinson’s Date 14 January 2020 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 Date 10 January 2020 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.
Congratulations to our volunteer award winners Date 19 December 2019 we announce the winners of our first volunteer awards
8 remarkable things we achieved together in 2019, and recent years Date 17 December 2019 2019 was another exciting year of progress. Here are 8 of the highlights, and 8 ways you can still get involved.
Progress in gene therapy treatment for Parkinson's Date 5 December 2019 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.
New report shows people with advanced or terminal illness support law change on assisted dying Date 19 November 2019 Survey we supported shares findings that people with advanced or terminal illness support a change in the law on assisted dying
Could sleep boost waste disposal in the brain and prevent Parkinson’s? Date 1 November 2019 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.