A groundbreaking study will investigate Parkinson’s disease in the hope of discovering a cure for the condition. The Landmark programme will look at what causes Parkinson’s, and what triggers the spread through the brain and then causes the sequences of symptoms. Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world and affects around 153,000 people in the UK.
The condition is caused by a lack of dopamine in the brain and there are more than 40 symptoms, from tremor and pain to anxiety. We're investing in the Beech Band, a wearable device that aims to manage Parkinson's symptoms. Designed by @plantsbloke , the device is showing promising signs of being able to manage symptoms including speech issues, anxiety and gait.
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com/BMDA1TDO6O — Parkinson's UK (@ParkinsonsUK) September 20, 2024 Treatments that can stop, reverse or prevent Parkinson’s have not yet been developed, and experts do not know how and why the condition develops. The Landmark project will analyse hundreds of tissue samples from the Parkinson’s UK Brain Bank, to create a map of how genes are activated in Parkinson’s across different cell types. Researchers hope the findings will reveal the causes of Parkinson’s and Parkinson’s dementia, why some brain cells are more vulnerable to the condition than others, and potential targets for developing new treatments.
They also hope to uncover new ways to measure the condition's .