Sharyn Casey | Parkinsons NSW

29th July 2024

Inflammatory Bacteria in Nose Linked to Parkinson’s Risk

By Marisa Wexler. People with Parkinson’s tend to have high numbers of pro-inflammatory bacteria in their noses, according to a new study. Researchers think these bacteria may be a trigger for […]

29th July 2024

Application for Voice Games May Aid At-Home Speech Therapy

Researchers have proposed a set of voice exercise games to help speech quality in people with Parkinson’s disease, which licensed speech therapists found to be a generally feasible, promising approach. If […]

29th July 2024

AI-Powered Hand Test May be Used to Rate Parkinson’s Severity

Patients were asked to tap their fingers in front of a webcam An online artificial intelligence (AI) powered test where users tap their fingers in front of a webcam may […]

29th July 2024

Artificial Intelligence Detects Parkinson’s from Breathing Patterns

Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological disease in the world. However, currently there is no single test or biomarker that can diagnose Parkinson’s or monitor disease progression. Now, a […]

29th July 2024

Are We Facing a Parkinson’s Pandemic?

Historically, Parkinson’s was rare. In 1855, for instance, just 22 people living in the United Kingdom died with Parkinson’s disease. Today, in the United States, the National Institutes of Health […]

29th July 2024

Funding for Parkinson’s Disease Treatments Targeting the Gut Microbiome

Researchers based at Australia’s Translational Research Institute (TRI) have received major funding from the United States Department of Defence (DoD) to develop Parkinson’s disease treatments by targeting the gut microbiome. […]

29th July 2024

Survey Confirms Parkinson’s Devastates Sleep

A new survey by the PD Avengers – a global alliance to end Parkinson’s disease – confirms that Parkinson’s disease significantly disrupts sleep for patients and caregivers and uncovers key areas […]

29th July 2024

Federal Government awards $800,000 to fund National Parkinson’s Action Plan

The Federal Government has announced $800,000 in funding over two years to develop and implement Australia’s first National Parkinson’s Action Plan. The funding will be used by the National Parkinson’s […]

29th July 2024

Have you called the Parkinson’s InfoLine yet?

The Parkinson’s NSW InfoLine – previously called the HealthLine – is the single point of contact for people living with Parkinson’s, care partners, health professionals, and family members who require […]