Hiking

Croatia Mountain Trek

** Please note this event in April will likely be postponed ** Discover Adventure will be contacting everyone who has so generously signed up to take on this challenge imminently with further information. In the meantime, we'd like to extend our sincere thanks for your support. Read more

Kiltwalk: Glasgow

** Please note this event has been postponed ** We will keep everyone who has so generously taken on this event for us up to date with further news as it becomes available. In the meantime, we'd like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who is training so hard in support of our work! Read more

Jurassic Coast Weekend Trek

Trek 95 miles along The Jurassic Coast, England's first Natural World Heritage Site in support of The Cure Parkinson's Trust. Read more

Cornish Coastal Challenge

Experience the dramatic coastline of North Cornwall and raise funds for The Cure Parkinson's Trust! Read more

Kiltwalk: Aberdeen

Yorkshire Three Peaks

Climb three mountains in two days for The Cure Parkinson's Trust, and explore the rugged British countryside at its very best. Read more

Kiltwalk: Dundee

Don your tartan kilt and experience Scotland’s beautiful countryside when you join the 2020 Dundee Kiltwalk in support of CPT! Read more

Mount Kilimanjaro Trek

One of the ‘Seven Summits’, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Take on this bucket list challenge in support of The Cure Parkinson's Trust! Read more

Kiltwalk: Edinburgh

Don your tartan kilt and experience Scotland’s beautiful countryside when you join the 2020 Edinburgh Kiltwalk in support of CPT! Read more

Latest

The STEADY-PD Trial Results

The results of the Phase lll STEADY-PD clinical trial have now been published.

Further Support for the 'Repurposed' Simvastatin

Statins are a well characterised class of medication that are used to lower cholesterol levels in the body. Evidence strongly suggests certain statins have been for use as a potential treatment for Parkinson's, this particularly applies to a statin called simvastatin

3P: Post Doc Seminar - Membrane Trafficking in Parkinson's

Please join: Dorien Roosen, former postdoc with the NIH and Leibniz Forschüngsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, NIH, NIA, Laboratory of Neurogenetics; Luis Bonet-Ponce, postdoc with the NIH and Adamantios Mamais, former postdoc at NIH in this inaugural seminar

Please Support The Cure Parkinson’s Trust’s Charity Appeal on BBC Radio 4

We are delighted to announce that Paul Mayhew-Archer, co-writer of The Vicar of Dibley, will be presenting the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on 12 April (Easter Sunday) for The Cure Parkinson’s Trust. Please tune in.

Breakthrough in stem cell treatment for Parkinson's

In a major breakthrough for the treatment of Parkinson's, researchers working with laboratory rats show it is possible to make dopamine cells from embryonic stem cells and transplant them into the brain.

Tom Isaacs

We are devastated to announce that Tom Isaacs, President and Co-founder of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT) died on Wednesday morning (31st May). Tom’s passing was unexpected and swift.

New Evidence Suggests Parkinson's Might Not Start in The Brain

A new study adds to a raft of new evidence which suggests Parkinson's starts in the gut...

Science news

Read the latest Parkinson's science and research news here.

Trials - Repurposed Drugs

Our International Linked Clinical Trials initiative (iLCT) identifies potential new treatments to slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s disease by 'repurposing' or repositioning drugs that are approved to treat other conditions.

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The NAC Trial - the facts

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Diabetes Drug Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy

The study, published in The Lancet and funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), supported by CPT found that people with Parkinson’s treated with Exenatide for one year performed better in motor tests than those on placebo.