“If people don’t get the bowel care they need, they could have a stroke and die, it’s as simple as that.” Healthcare professionals and patients across England and Wales have shared their support for a new awareness day, led by Spinal Injuries Association and backed by the Department of Health and Social Care, that highlights […]
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As football fever sweeps through ahead of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, We Are Undefeatable is shining a light on the various benefits football brings for people living with long-term health conditions. Whether it’s playing at home or being part of a local team, everyone can enjoy the positive impacts of the beautiful game. […]
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An innovative free smartphone app, Parkinson’s ON, developed by a man living with Parkinson’s and his partner, has received funding for its second phase from Parkinson’s UK. Launched late last year by Kuhan Pushparatnam, co-host of popular podcast ‘2 Parkies in a Pod’, the app is already helping people with Parkinson’s to take their medication […]
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The Parkinson’s Excellence Network has launched three time critical medication guides to support hospital and care home staff to make sure everyone with Parkinson’s who is in hospital or a care home receives their medication on time, every time. This means within 30 minutes of the prescribed time. Missed or even slightly delayed medication can […]
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A researcher from the University of Glasgow has received an EPSRC Open Fellowship to develop new wearable technology capable of measuring the progress of neuromuscular diseases. Professor Hadi Heidari has been awarded £1.8m from the Engineering and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to develop a new wearable sensor system. It will provide less […]
Researchers from the University of Glasgow are part of a cross-Europe project which is aiming to develop a revolutionary new method of treating a wide range of neurological disorders. The Wireless Deep Brain Stimulation Through Engineered Multifunctional Nanomaterials project, or BRAINSTORM, is setting out to develop tiny injectable magnets which could help restore function to damaged […]
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Cell protein discovery points to healthier ageing: Researchers at The University of Queensland have found an anti-ageing function in a protein deep within human cells. Associate Professor Steven Zuryn and Dr Michael Dai at the Queensland Brain Institute have discovered that a protein called ATSF-1 controls a fine balance between the creation of new mitochondria […]
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The results of a multi-site clinical study analysing the performance of PDMonitor, a pioneering Parkinson’s Disease monitoring device from PD Neurotechnology that uses wearables and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to track and assess symptoms, have been published in Frontiers in Neurology, a leading peer-reviewed clinical neurology journal. The study compared PDMonitor’s automated assessments of Parkinson’s patients […]
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are launching a new study to better understand an important gene mutation in Parkinson’s disease, following a $241,399 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The study will support, and hopefully improve, targeted drug treatments for patients. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of brain […]
Red wine and berries could improve life expectancy for those with Parkinson’s: Recent research has found, for the first time, that people with Parkinson’s disease who eat more flavonoids—compounds found in foods like berries, cocoa, tea and red wine—may have improved life expectancy compared to those who don’t. The research followed up over 1,200 people […]
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