Journal of Parkinson's Disease

06/10/2025

New to Read: A Review article on "Care partner needs in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative data" by Hulshoff et al. This study looks into understanding the needs of care partners for persons with Parkinson's disease (PD), and how to ease their burden and help with their important role.

Background Care for persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) is to a great extent carried out by care partners. It is important to understand their needs to e...

03/10/2025

“We know that there are a variety of different biological drivers that potentially influence Parkinson’s, and so the aim of this funding call is to increase the odds in our favour for identifying a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s by targeting different aspects of the condition. We hope that this will pave the way for future success and help us to find a cure more quickly.” – Dr Simon Stott, Director of Research

Exciting announcement! We are now accepting expressions of interest for our new £2 million funding call to encourage the testing of rationally designed combinations of two or more drugs with disease-modifying potential for Parkinson’s.

Researchers interested in applying will need to submit an expression of interest by 24 November to be considered. These will be reviewed internally, and those within our funding remit will be invited to submit a full application.

Find out more: https://buff.ly/PowBxQZ

03/10/2025

New Quarterly Webinar: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's: The next steps.

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment for Parkinson’s that involves implanting electrodes in the brain. These electrodes produce electrical impulses that stimulate brain activity, which can help relieve Parkinson’s motor symptoms.

Presented by Edinburgh University, Journal of Parkinson’s Disease and Cure Parkinson’s, this edition focuses on DBS, with a special emphasis on an emerging form of this therapy: adaptive DBS. Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath is joined by an expert panel to discuss what DBS is, how the therapy works and interacts with the brain, and whether DBS, especially adaptive DBS, could have a disease-modifying effect.

https://youtu.be/deBhcW-CbQQ

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment for Parkinson’s that involves implanting electrodes in the brain. These electrodes produce electrical im...

28/08/2025

Join the upcoming webinar: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's: The next steps

Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:00 - 19:00 CEST
Time: 18:00 - 19:00 CEST

In collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, the next in this quarterly webinar series on 24th September at 5.00 pm BST will be on DBS, with a special focus on an emerging form of this therapy: adaptive DBS.

Key topics:
- what is DBS
- how does the therapy work and interact with the brain
- could DBS, especially adaptive DBS, have a disease-modifying effect

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs-for-parkinsons-the-next-steps-registration-1566230540709?aff=JOPD

Our latest online webinar held in collaboration with the Journal of Parkinson's Disease and the University of Edinburgh.