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Published: 20th May, 2015

Author: Suzanne Bailey

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  • MIRO - A New Biomarker for Parkinson's?

    Researchers at Stanford University in the US looking for new biomarkers of Parkinson's, recently identified a protein called MIRO that in initial data very accurately identifies people with the condition...

  • The Simvastatin Study Protocol

    The Cure Parkinson's Trust (CPT) is co-funding the ongoing PD-STAT clinical trial evaluating the disease modifying potential of the cholesterol lowering drug simvastatin in our Linked Clinical Trials programme. The trial protocol has recently been published...

  • The Bydureon Phase lll Trial to Begin Recruiting

    The next phase of the Exenatide-PD clinical trial will begin recruiting to determine, in a larger cohort, whether this diabetes treatment can slow down disease progression in Parkinson’s...

  • The Grouse & Grape Luncheon 2019

    The ninth annual Grouse & Grape Luncheon was held on Tuesday 8 October at the historic Spencer House, and attracted 300 guests who raised over £35,000 for The Cure Parkinson’s Trust.

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    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.

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

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    Our international Linked Clinical Trials initiative (LCT) 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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  • 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.

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Published: 2nd March, 2015

Updated: 14th October, 2019

Author: Jessica Wright

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Published: 3rd March, 2015

Updated: 14th February, 2019

Author: Jessica Wright

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Published: 3rd March, 2015

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Published: 2nd July, 2017

Updated: 7th November, 2018

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