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Published: 20th May, 2015

Author: Suzanne Bailey

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  • 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.

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    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.

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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 (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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  • 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: 1st April, 2020

Author: Jessica Wright

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The Cure Collective

The Cure Collective is an opportunity to join like-minded individuals who are committed to help drive forward the quest to find a cure for Parkinson’s... Read more

Published: 3rd March, 2015

Updated: 4th March, 2020

Author: Jessica Wright

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Published: 3rd March, 2015

Updated: 15th May, 2019

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The Science of Parkinson's - Dr Simon Stott

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Published: 4th March, 2015

Updated: 17th October, 2019

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