18 new research projects to receive Parkinson's Disease Society funding UK

Main Category: Public Health
Article Date: 23 Jul 2004 - 15:00 PDT

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The Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) of the UK is delighted to announce that it has committed £1.65million to a total of eighteen new research projects for research into Parkinson's.

The eighteen new projects will explore the following areas:

-- Stem cells
-- Molecular Biology
-- Genetics
-- Pharmacology
-- Neurology
-- Surgery
-- Clinical Trials/Epidemiology
-- Clinical Psychology
-- Health/Social Care

For project summaries, please contact the PDS Research department on(UK) 020 7963 9313.

Since the PDS was established in 1969, research into all aspects of Parkinson's has been a vital part of the Society's work. Through its research programme, the PDS invests around £2million each year into five key areas - Cause, Prevention, Cure, Progression and Care. The Society also supports the PDS Tissue Bank in London, which acts as a resource for researchers throughout the world.

A second call for research grant applications will be made in August 2004. For further information on the PDS Research Programme, please visit the Research section of this website.

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