University College Cork has an established research cluster made up of researchers with a special interest in Parkinson’s disease, called the PDRC. Check us out at https://www.ucc.ie/en/pdrc/
The PD Research Cluster are always happy to do research with you that is important to you. Please pass on any ideas to the CPA committee using the contact details on the webpage, or contact pdresearch@ucc.ie, or Suzanne Timmons at s.timmons@ucc.ie.
At the National Ploughing championships, the PDRC and CPA had a stand number 42 in the Dome. Professor Aideen Sullivan, Dr Lucy Collins-Stack with a team of PHD students carried out a survey on the link between Pesticides and Parkinson’s. This was a great opportunity to engage the farming community and to gather their views…
This week’s Agriland has an article on the potential link between Parkinson’s Disease and exposure to pesticides on Irish Farms. The Parkinson’s Disease Research Centre (PDRC) in UCC are collaborating with CPA to drive forward the study and we are sure many of our members will be delighted to participate in this ground-breaking project. Click…
An ongoing national research study aims to explore the unmet service needs of people with Parkinson’s disease and their perspectives on health service provision across the Republic of Ireland.
Our good friend and supporter, Lorna Kenny researcher at UCC is conducting further research and will be testing the glove device for the next few weeks on Friday afternoons at St Finbarr’s hospital. Many of us have been involved in testing this before and if you are interested and would like to take part in…
CPA is renowned for the number of Parkinson’s Related research projects we get involved with.
Within the PDRC, the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation is currently co-leading, along with the Tyndall National Institute for ICT hardware and systems, two projects on the use of wireless monitoring for Parkinson’s disease. With European and Enterprise Ireland funding, we are exploring the value of continuous monitoring as part of overall PD healthcare.
