About Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. The underlying symptoms of Parkinson’s are treated with a range of medication, but currently none of these slow, stop or reverse the progression of the disease.

The symptoms of Parkinson’s are mainly caused by the loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain which control movement. Low levels of dopamine affect how your body moves, making day-to-day activities such as eating, getting dressed or using everyday objects like a phone or computer difficult. The main symptoms of Parkinson’s are tremor, muscle stiffness and slowness of movement, but not everyone will experience all of these.

Parkinson’s can also cause a wide range of non-movement related symptoms including chronic pain, sleep disturbance, constipation and gut problems, memory concerns, anxiety and depression; all of which can significantly impact a person’s day-to-day life. 

Each individual diagnosed with Parkinson’s experiences different symptoms in different ways and to varying degrees. With a person’s own combination of symptoms and side-effects, it makes treating Parkinson’s difficult.

At Cure Parkinson’s, we are striving to find treatments that change the way the disease progresses, and transform the lives of everyone living with Parkinson’s. Thanks to major inroads and constant advances in our understanding of the condition, new efforts to match this emerging science with new treatments are now underway. Our work is to guide, promote and sustain these efforts and ultimately to find a cure.