Brian’s Blog #11 – Boxing for Parkinson’s
To box or not to box…What is the question? As we arrive at Parkinson’s Awareness Week, I ask myself what is the one easy, fun, valuable and vital thing that we can all do and recommend to newcomers? Even though we’ve heard the answer many many times, it continues to...
read moreTreatment Research: Better drug screening – finding new uses for old drugs
Project information: Lead researcher: Dr Heather Mortiboys Location: University of Sheffield Cost: £419,312 over 5 years and 9 months Start date: September 2013 Type of project: Career Development Award Project code: F-1301 People with Parkinson’s...
read moreSLYPN December 2017 Update
Where does our money go? We invited Heather Mortiboys from the University of Sheffield to talk to us in September about her ‘Repositioning of Drugs’ project, which we have helped fund since 2014. Those of you who met her at our Research Night in September...
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Brian’s Blog #10: HaHa Yoga – it’s not a joke!
So us Parkinson’s folk all know about how we must exercise daily, eat healthily and get plenty of sleep. Oh, and pop some pills now and then for good luck. But one magical therapy seldom mentioned is the power of laughter to take our minds into a sacred space of...
read morePlank4Parkinsons – Fundraising Problems
We had a few technical problems with Virgin Giving and just received some compensation. So, if you encountered a problem when trying to donate, please go online and try again. Click on link below....
read morePopping For Parkinson’s – Crowdfunding Appeal
Popping For Parkinson’s is a community dance project that offers free Popping dance classes to people with Parkinson’s disease. This project gives patients the opportunity to engage in a fun, social activity in a safe space where they can fully express...
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Brian’s Blog #9: Raising the Plank to raise awareness and money for Parkinsons
By now you’ve probably started seeing photos and videos of people doing the plank pose in and around London. It’s a fun and contagious activity that will soon spread around the UK and points beyond. The goal of all this frivolity and fun is to raise awareness of the...
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#Plank4Parkinsons: Campaign Info
Young people with Parkinson’s to discuss their experiences of the disease and urge the public to #Plank4Parkinsons To mark 200 years since the identification of young people with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s UK (PUK) are delighted to announce the launch of...
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SLYPN Summer Tennis Review
The sun blessed us at Tregenna for the second year running on the evening of Sarah’s fabulous tennis tournaments in aid of SLYPN. The boys tennis was of an impeccable standard despite some players having recently embraced their sixth decade. It could very well...
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Popping for Parkinson’s – update
A few quick points all about Popping for Parkinson’s – hosted and developed by Simone Sistarelli. 1. Electric Boogaloos support popping for Parkinson’s: Electric Boogaloos are the founders of popping and they have given our very own Simone their support...
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