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The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

22 Nov 2021.
At The Good Care Group we care for a number of individuals living with Parkinson’s and understand how it can affect daily living and quality of life for those living with the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK.  To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week we wanted to share with you a story about one of our clients who has managed to gain improved independence and wellbeing by receiving our specialist Parkinson’s care service.  Our live-in care is provided by two of our professional carers who have been trained by Parkinson’s UK, the UK’s leading support and research charity, who run awareness week.  This year’s awareness theme is ‘Control’ and focuses on raising awareness and educating the public on how they can help ...
The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

The Good Care Group supports Parkinson’s Awareness Week – 7th-13th April 2014

18 Aug 2020.
At The Good Care Group we care for a number of individuals living with Parkinson’s and understand how it can affect daily living and quality of life for those living with the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK. At The Good Care Group we care for a number of individuals living with Parkinson’s and understand how it can affect daily living and quality of life for those living with the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK.  To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Week we wanted to share with you a story about one of our clients who has managed to gain improved independence and wellbeing by receiving our specialist Parkinson’s care service.  Our live-in care is provided by ...
Promising trials for Parkinson’s gene therapy

Promising trials for Parkinson’s gene therapy

11 Nov 2019.
A new type of gene therapy devised by Professor Nicholas Mazarakis, head of Gene Therapy at the Division of Brain Sciences at London’s Imperial College, has revealed results of its first human tests in The Lancet. The therapy, designed to treat Parkinson’s disease, delivers 3 genes into the area of the brain responsible for controlling movement, the striatum, using a modified virus which is closely related to HIV. The idea is that the genes will boost the body’s production of the chemical dopamine, in which Parkinson’s sufferers are deficient. The therapy hopes to offer a long-term solution which will stimulate ongoing dopamine production in a different group of cells. The treatment was first tested on rats and then primates, with ...
People with Parkinson’s perform dance at conference

People with Parkinson’s perform dance at conference

11 Nov 2019.
A group of Irish and Italian people with Parkinson’s disease gave an Irish dance performance at a health conference in County Clare – three years after an Italian neurologist set up a study group to examine the effect of Irish set dancing on Parkinson’s patients. A group of Irish and Italian people with Parkinson’s disease gave an Irish dance performance at a health conference in County Clare – three years after an Italian neurologist set up a study group to examine the effect of Irish set dancing on Parkinson’s patients. Dr. Daniele Volpe was in Feakle, County Clare, in 2010 when he noticed a man with Parkinson’s disease finding it easier to dance than to walk. Dr. Volpe returned to ...
An overview of Parkinson’s disease

An overview of Parkinson’s disease

11 Nov 2019.
Parkinson’s Awareness Week, organised by UK charity Parkinson’s UK recently took place (11th – 17th April 2011). It is designed to raise awareness of the condition and reassure and support people Parkinson’s Awareness Week, organised by UK charity Parkinson’s UK recently took place (11th – 17th April 2011). It is designed to raise awareness of the condition and reassure and support people living with the condition that there is help out there for those who need it. Indeed, one person in every 500 people have Parkinson’s disease, equating to about 120,000 people living with the condition in the UK, and one person every hour is told that they have the disease. Parkinson’s usually affects those aged over 50, although one ...
Could new protein stop Parkinson’s Disease?

Could new protein stop Parkinson’s Disease?

11 Nov 2019.
Scientists at the MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics (CDBG) and the Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) at the University of Sheffield have discovered a new protein which could be key in the fight against Parkinson’s. Scientists at the MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics (CDBG) and the Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) at the University of Sheffield have discovered a new protein which could be key in the fight against Parkinson’s. Slowing the spread The research revealed that blocking a protein, known as Tigar, could save nerve cells which are usually lost as Parkinson’s develops – potentially halting the spread of the disease. Dr Oliver Bandmann and his team used zebrafish with a mutation in ...
Could folic acid help to treat Parkinson’s?

Could folic acid help to treat Parkinson’s?

11 Nov 2019.
Research recently carried out in Leicester indicates that folic acid could be beneficial in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The research has received coverage on ITV and has also been published in the journal Nature. Research recently carried out in Leicester indicates that folic acid could be beneficial in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The research has received coverage on ITV and has also been published in the journal Nature. Fruit fly study The team of researchers used fruit flies as part of the study but only flies with a genetic mutation that is linked to a rare and inherited form of the disease were used. The mutation led to problems with the fly’s mitochondria, which powers nerve cells; this ...
Living well with Parkinson’s: an introduction

Living well with Parkinson’s: an introduction

07 Nov 2019.
One in every 500 people has Parkinsons. With the right care plan in place, you can combat the effects of this disease and manage the condition effectively. Around 127,000 people in the UK have Parkinson’s; equivalent to one in every 500 people. It’s a neurological condition that restricts movement and mobility, and is associated with a range of other symptoms. But, with the right care plan in place, you or your loved one can maintain a good quality of life, even as the condition develops. Staying active Staying active is a crucial part of living well with Parkinson’s. Keeping physically active exercises muscle groups affected by the condition, maximising mobility as time goes on. Learning-based exercises are also a great ...
Diabetes Pill that could stave off Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s

Diabetes Pill that could stave off Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s

07 Nov 2019.
Mail-on-line – Monday 30th November 2015 Diabetes pill that could help us live to 120: Common treatment set to be trialled next year in the hope it could stave off illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: Trials to be carried out on drug metformin being used to stave off illnesses Drug is already common treatment for diabetes but could now help others It is hoped it could stave off illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Tests on animals found it extends lives and could see humans live to 120 The Food and Drug Administration, the American regulator, has given the go-ahead for the first trials of metformin in humans next year in the hope it may stave off illnesses such as ...
Care Sector News Review: February

Care Sector News Review: February

28 Oct 2019.
Find out all the latest news regarding care services, medical research and awareness initiatives with The Good Care Group. Welcome back for the February edition of Care Sector News Review. Each month, we’ll bring you a digest of the latest news regarding care services, medical research and awareness initiatives. Read on to learn more about what happened across the care sector in February: Care services Life expectancy is set to increase rapidly in the period up to 2030, according to scientists from Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation. While life expectancy surpassing 90 years of age, as is expected in South Korea, is undoubtedly a welcome development, it raises questions over which care model will be best suited to supporting ...

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