Today is #WorldParkinsonsDay! A groundbreaking trial exploring cough medicine as a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease is being led by UCL and Prof Tony Schapira (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology). Learn more about it here ⬇️ bit.ly/3mde79f

#ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth is well underway, and we are working hard to raise awareness about Parkinson’s disease during April! If you are diagnosed with PD and would like to get involved in trials, join PDFrontline🧬 today at pdfrontline.com/en #GetTrialReady

It's Parkinson's Awareness Month! Here are some important facts to help your understanding of Parkinson's disease. #Parkinsonsdisease #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth

Don’t forget to tune in to the Movers & Shakers podcast! Discussing the challenges and positives of living with Parkinson’s, and featuring some special guests, episodes are available on most listening platforms now. Follow the link to find out more: buff.ly/40hknuZ

In April, many of our incredible fundraising heroes joined #TeamCure to take on the London Landmarks Half Marathon, Finsbury Park Tough Mudder and TCS London Marathon! Read more about April’s amazing fundraisers: buff.ly/3BjTHO2.

The next instalment of our popular webinar series will discuss clinical trials targeting alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s, chaired by Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath. Join us on Wednesday 7th June at 5.30pm BST. Register your place for free: buff.ly/41Yz9rb

As we approach the mid point of the year, we are excited to share our newsletter: "Spring into Action 2023", the progress of PD Research and a piece about mental health in Parkinson's Disease! Read all about it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ybMCQC…

Big news - the hit podcast about living with Parkinson’s Movers and Shakers is holding its first live show. September 6th at Middle Temple Hall - get your tickets now! eventbrite.com/e/movers-and-s…

A brilliant day at our Annual Event yesterday celebrating all of the exciting progress made by the EJS ACT-PD consortium over the past year! A huge thank you to all of our speakers and guests who joined us and who have contributed their time to support to the project’s success!

It can be easy to overlook our mental health when we are preoccupied with concerns about our physical health. However, these symptoms have been found to significantly decrease quality of life for PwP. Find out more at parkinsons.org.uk/information-an…

Chaired by Professor Tilo Kunath on Wednesday 6 September at 5.30pm BST, the next installment in our hugely popular webinar series will look at why the #WorldParkinsonCongress is such an important meeting for the wider Parkinson’s community: buff.ly/47tT98V

Our letter Investigating sex specific differences in GBA1 carriers with LBD is out in Movement Disorders now: …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

Last week, we spent an exciting two days discussing our latest data and new ideas with our researchers from our centres in the UK, France, Germany and Italy as part of Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s

Earlier this week, researchers from our Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s teams across the UK came together in London to discuss new data and ideas, and hear from our Early Career Researchers and their latest findings in Parkinson Research

I want to thank everyone on RAPSODI and PDFrontline🧬 very much for your contributions to the field of Parkinson research. We are only able to move forward with our research with your help and participation. Wishing everyone happy holidays and a good start to the new year!

At #CONy2024, we caught up with Tony Schapira (UCL) to hear about the launch of the new Phase III ASPro-PD study (Ambroxol to Slow Progression in Parkinson's Disease). For details, watch our exclusive interview: 👉ow.ly/xqGs50Rbpxc #Neurology #NeuroTwitter #Parkinsons

Our latest review on Pharmacomicrobiomics and potential application of gut microbiota based interventions in Parkinson disease! Food for thought... link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Today is #WorldParkinsonsDay 2024 🌎I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our participants on the Ext and PDFrontline🧬 studies who are enabling us to conduct important research into the role of the GBA gene in Parkinson's Disease🧠

Yesterday, Georgie and Milly presented PDFrontline🧬 at the Cure Parkinson's Spring Research Update – “We had a great time talking to some of our participants and listening to interesting research opportunities and updates from leading researchers in the field."

Our next webinar will be discussing the latest research news surrounding gene therapies for #Parkinsons on 4 September at 5pm BST, presented in partnership with Journal of Parkinson's Disease and chaired by Professor Tilo Kunath from The University of Edinburgh. Book your free tickets: buff.ly/4cuFVdu