Parkinson's North East & Cumbria RIG
@PDNEC_RIG
Twitter account for the Parkinson's North East & Cumbria Research Interest Group (NEC-RIG) Promoting research engagement for people with #Parkinsons
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Jenny Wales
Richelle Flanagan 💚💚💚💚
Family, Friends, Dietitian, Coeliac/Parkinson’s/ADHD advocate, Life too precious not to smell the🌹Past President INDI; WPC Ambassador Alumni. Own Views.
Brian Campkin
~ Be somebody who makes someone feel like a somebody…………………~ A ❤️ disease survivor: April 2007 & currently living with #Parkinson’s, diagnosed: December 2018
NIDUS Delirium Network
Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (R33AG071744). Collaborative network developing resources to enhance #delirium research worldwide.
Kyle
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Older Adult inpatient/community @CNTWNHS | Interests: Dementia | TBI | ABI | Neuropsychology | CFT | ACT | CBT | Own views
These are amazing video’s highlighting personal stories of how #Parkinson ’s affects individuals very differently. Take a few minutes out of your day to watch these amazing stories. Happy World Parkinson’s Day!
Did you know that people with #Parkinsons are at increased risk of #delirium ? And they are at increased risk of mortality (x3), dementia (x6) and instiutionalisation (x10)?
Read more here in a blog from Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences markining # #WorldParkinsonsDay
from.ncl.ac.uk/parkinsons-and…
Researchers at Newcastle University have found that #delirium is more common in people with Parkinson's & often is assocaited with a loss of independence. Read more about this Parkinson's UK funded study here 👉
parkinsons.org.uk/news/new-resea…
Rachael A Lawson Florence Gerakios
🌟New paper
🗝️finding: #delirium in #Parkinsons is more common compared to older adults without Parkinson's & is assocaited with poorer outcomes! Early diagnosis needed!
Read more👉 doi.org/10.1093/ageing……
Florence Gerakios Rachael A Lawson Sarah Richardson Alison Jane Yarnall Parkinson's UK
Brilliant to see Navendu Mishra MP highlighting the impact of prescription charges & the ongoing cost of living crisis on people with Parkinson's in Parliament
Join our call to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for targeted financial help for our community here 👉🏽 bit.ly/3TAZeeS
🚨🌟Just 2 weeks left to vote for the research you want to hear about at our next #Parkinsons #Research event!
Vote here now before 31st March! 👉forms.office.com/e/AXsqnFU6He
Parkinson's UK Parkinson's Concierge EngageFMS@NclUni NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria
It’s World Delirium Awareness day!PhD student Florence Gerakios is presenting her work showing #delirium increases the risk of mortality and dementia in #Parkinsons at the NIHR Newcastle BRC celebration day - more screening needed!
Sarah Richardson Alison Jane Yarnall BAM Research Group AGE Research Group
Congratulations to Lynn Rochester for winning this hugely prestigious award! Hugely inspiring to women and girls in science, and fantastic recognition for all your work in #Parkinsons research in the North East! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's #InternationalWomansDay2024 & we'd like to celebrate all the women who contribute to the Parkinson's North East & Cumbria RIG! We have some amazing female scientisits, clinicans, healthcare professionals, Parkinson's UK staff & volunteers in the North East who make #Parkinsons #research engaging 👏
It’s international women’s day, and a great opportunity to celebrate and promote women in science! Have a read of why it’s important to promote women and girls in STEM, featuring our own Lynn Rochester
#InternationalWomansDay #WomenInLeadership #womeninSTEM BAM Research Group
🌟Come & work with us!
We are offering an exciting opportunity of a FULLY FUNDED NIHR Newcastle BRC PhD studentship with BAM Research Group investigating digial biomarkers of sleep & activity in nurological conditions. Find out more: ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…
DEADLINE: 15th March 2024!
Proud that our article on iFall has been selected for the ‘Technology in Medicine’ Collection for Oxford Academic!
Check it out here:
academic.oup.com/ptj/article/10…
academic.oup.com/pages/technolo…
Gill Barry Alan Godfrey Jenni Naisby Parkinson's UK Parkinson's North East & Cumbria RIG Physiotherapy Innovation Laboratory (PI Lab)
🚨We are offering a FULLY FUNDED PhD studentship with us in the exciting area of digital biomarkers of activity and sleep in ageing and diverse neurological populations.
Find out more here 👇ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…
Rachael A Lawson Lisa Alcock Silvia Del Din
John-Paul Taylor
🌟Interested in completing a FULLY FUNDED PhD with world experts in digital biomarkers and neurological conditions? Follow the link to find out more ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…
Lisa Alcock Silvia Del Din John-Paul Taylor NIHR Newcastle BRC BAM Research Group Graduate School FMS NCL
📢PhD funding opportunity to work alongside our Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa team on a qualitative project on Parkinson's disease in Africa at Newcastle University, for more info and to apply head to: findaphd.com/phds/project/u… Matt Breckons
Fantastic day at Three Rivers hearing about some amazing Parkinson's research and future treatments on the horizon. Great to hear from PhD students Julia Das and Emma Packer from Northumbria Uni and Newcastle University about their exciting work!