🌍 New blog from Parkinson’s NEC-RIG: UHURU, a powerful short film showing life with Parkinson’s in Tanzania—stigma, isolation & the freedom that medication brings. Led by Dr Natasha Fothergill-Misbah & TraPCAf. 👉 parkinsonsnec-rig.org/blog/https/p... #Parkinsons #Resaerch

🎙️ Delighted to share the work of the North East & Cumbria Research Interest Group (NEC-RIG) on BBC Radio Cumbria’s Breakfast Show — highlighting how people with Parkinson’s can get involved in shaping and taking part in research 💙 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (2h07m) #Parkinsons #Research

📰 New blog post! Read our #Parkinson's #NEC-RIG blog to find out about Join Parkinson’s Research (JPR@Research+Me) - a new online registry that connects people with Parkinson’s to research studies investigating new treatments! Follow the link to read more 👇 parkinsonsnec-rig.org/blog/https/p...

This week we were part of the Community Open Day at @newcastleuni.bsky.social We had a fantastic day demonstrating how we use brain tissue, discussing our work in #dementia and #Parkinson's research with the local community in the West End of #Newacastle @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

🧠 New paper #Delirium is often missed in #Parkinson’s - quick, reliable screening could change this. We found the 4AT is a sensitive tool for spotting #delirium in #Parkinson’s But accuracy drops in those with known cognitive issues - a gap we need to address. 🔗 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Want to get involved in Parkinson’s Research? 🔊 We are excited to launch 'Join Parkinson’s Research' on Research+Me (JPR@Research+Me). Co-developed by Newcastle University and Research+Me in partnership with EJS ACT-PD. Be first to hear when recruitment opens for the #EJS ACT-PD trial.

📣 New paper! We looked at how brain connectivity is assocaited with neuropsychiatric symptoms in prodromal #Parkinsons and #Lewybodydementias using our @newcastleuni.bsky.social #ICICLE, #SUPErB and #LewyPro studies. Follow the link below to find out more 👇 Funded by @lewybodysociety.bsky.social

🚨 #PhD opportunity! Interested in #ageing, #cognition and #gait? This exciting fully funded PhD will use #EEG to understand brain function working with us at @northumbriauni.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social Find out more and apply 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Just a few days let’s to apply for our #PhD opportunity with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social #LBD doctoral training network!

Wrote a review paper on delirium in people with Parkinsons disease in 2015 so lovely to see this comprehensive paper looking at just that. Great work Alison Yarnall @drrachaellawson.bsky.social and colleagues. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38497236/

📣 Latest news! 📣 AGE members Dr Sarah Richardson, @helenatkinson.bsky.social and @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social have secured funding from the Dunhill Medical Trust Academy Ignition Fund for public engagement work on #delirium and #MLTC with older people. Read more: research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchg...

Interested in cognitive decline in #Parkinsons? Listen to the #ISTAART featuring Dr Dana Pourzinal. We collaborated with Dana from Uni of Queensland using data from #ICICLE study from @newcastleuni.bsky.social and Uni of Cambridge and #PPMI data to look at congnitive subtypes over time. Link below 👇

Come and join us in this exciting fully funded #PhD opportunity with the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social #LBD Doctoral Training Network! We'll be looking at #EEG as a potential biomarker for #delirium in LBD. Click on the link below to learn more and apply! @newcastleuni.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

📢 Interested in completing a fully funded #PhD in #Lewybodydementias? We have an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic PhD student to work with us to identify and understand #delirium in #LBD using #EEG. Find out more here: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-eeg-...

Delighted that our work on #delirium and #Parkinson’s has been highlighted in the @newcastleuni.bsky.social 2024 research and innovation round up! More to come in 2025! Read more here 👉 from.ncl.ac.uk/our-2024-res...

WPC4YOPD Virtual Webinar Series THIS WEEK! This series is for People living with or interested in learning about Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. Learn more and view the program here: www.worldpdcoalition.org/page/YOPDvir... Register: portal.qwikcast.tv/Parkinson/YOPD #Parkinsons #yopd #wpc4yopd

Last month we had our first #Parkinsons Research Engagement Day in Darlington. It was such a wonderful and positive day, including hearing about the brilliant work at South Teess NHS Trust from our keynote Dr Lou Wiblin. Check out our gallery capturing the day 👉 parkinsonsnec-rig.org/gallery

First podcast experience! I was delighted to be a guest on the North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Podcast to raise awareness of #delirium in #Parkinsons. Have a listen here or wherever you get your podcast open.spotify.com/episode/7DoI... @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

I want to highlight my fantastic PhD student Megan Hanrahan’s recent work to identify gaps in use of public patient involvement in #digitalhealth research & recommendations to improve transparency & reporting. Co-produced & co-authored with a PPIE contributor. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hello Blue Sky! I'm new here! I'm a #Parkinsons and #Lewybody disease researcher at the @newcastleuni.bsky.social in the UK. I'm interested in connecting with the wider community here, espesically in those intetested in research! ☺️