International Women’s Day and Parkinson’s
Richelle believes that specific treatment for Parkinson’s symptoms in women is an area that has been long overlooked by the medical community; she is now working with a team from UCC’s Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience on a ground-breaking study.
The study, supported by the Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HiHi) and Enterprise Ireland, seeks the help of women with Parkinson’s, who are being asked to track their symptoms using the My Moves Matter app. The research will be the first in the world to track how hormonal changes in women with Parkinson’s impacts their symptoms, and it is hoped that their findings will aid patient-specific treatment and management of Parkinson’s.
My Moves Matter website
Led by Richelle Flanagan, My Moves Matter gives you the power to remember your medication, see your day-to-day patterns, track your hormonal fluctuations, make positive changes and gain valuable insights.
Find out more hereFox Insight
No one understands Parkinson’s better than those living with it every day. By working together with Fox Insight, people with Parkinson’s can shape the future of research. Fox Insight easily collects self-reported data about health experiences. Join participants around the world helping to power Parkinson’s research.
Find out more and register hereWomen with Parkinson’s webinar
Since the publication of the paper “Unmet Needs of Women Living with Parkinson’s Disease: Gaps and Controversies” in Jan 2022, there has been a move towards more sex and gender based research in PD. This webinar focuses on research and a possible cure through a sex and gender lens.
Recorded to watch againWomen’s Parkinson’s Project
Started by a group of women with Parkinson’s, this project aims to raise women’s voices for better treatment and research in Parkinson’s.
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Sign up hereIt is so encouraging to see the number of data collection and analyses efforts now underway, with so many of these being driven, designed and written by and for women with Parkinson’s, from Fox Insight’s dedicated surveys, to the My Moves Matters app and the Women and Parkinson’s Project analysing the impact of hormonal phases and pregnancy on Parkinson’s. Now we need to ensure that every study includes proactive sex specific analysis plans to ensure we don’t miss any vital research clues.
Helen Matthews, CEO Cure Parkinson’s