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- Branch Blether 3rd Feb 2021: Genevieve Geffriaud
- Book Blether: Book Suggestions
- Branch Blether Synopsis
- When the Going Gets Tough 2018 Presentation
- Six myths about Parkinson's Disease and why they are untrue
- Demonstration of Path Finder at Branch Meeting
- Scotland Trustee Anne MacColl addresses Branch Meeting
- Talk to Branch by Dr Richard Davenport on Diagnosis of PD
- Learning About Falls
- Fiona Morris on Natural Remedies
- Talk by Dr Richard Davenport
- Talk by Gordon Duncan
- Speech & Language Development in Parkinson's
- ParkinsonNet Seminar
- Pain Workshop
- Medication Workshop
- Fundraising
- Lockdown Cookbooks: Available Electronically
- Lockdown Cookbooks - All Sold Out
- Lockdown Cookbook is Now Available
- Our Tai Chi Instructor’s Virtual Half-marathon
- Donations in Recognition of Dr Iain McEwan’s Professional Retirement
- Ian Young and Friends CD “Time and Tide”
- Our Gratitude to a Decade of Fundraisers
- Hot off the Press – CD by Folk Singer Ian Young
- Climbing Everest in 48 hours: on the North Face of Ben Nevis, Being Attempted by Ashton Easter
- The Edinburgh Branch Art Group Exhibition 2019
- Art Exhibition by People with Parkinson's
- SALE for Parkinson's
- Burns Night for Parkinson's
- Gaudete Christmas Concert
- Support Gavin McBain
- Art Group Exhibition
- Young Parkinson's Burns Supper
- Coffee Morning
- Annual Ceilidh 2015
- Parkinson's Charity Ball
- Line Dancing Fundraiser
- Bowing Club Quiz Night
- Young Parkinson's Burns Supper
- Quiz Night
- The Swingettes
- James Mark raises funds for Parkinson's UK
- Annual Ceilidh
- Burns Supper Success
- Race Night Fundraiser
- Sponsored Bike Ride from John O'Groats to Lands End
- Gavin Hastings climbs Kilimanjaro for PD
- News
- Edinburgh Branch Vice-Chair Role
- Fundraising Boogie-a-Thon Update...
- Latest Fife Branch Newsletter Available...
- ERIG online engagement event with PhD students Saturday 1st May 10:30
- Edinburgh Leisure: Swimming Pool Reopening Announcement
- Book Blether: 22nd April
- Connecting with Other PwPs
- World Parkinson's Day 2021
- Taster Exercise Sessions for Parkinson’s Active Scotland Appeal
- Prosecco Jelly Themed Afternoon Tea (11th April)
- Dundee Research Interest Group: 27th March 2021 Event
- Greater Glasgow Research Interest Group (GGRIG)
- Branch Blether with Parkinson's Nurses
- AGM Report
- Reminder: iPads Available to Get You Online
- Using the NeuroMotor Pen to aid diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson’s
- Reminder: AGM 17th March 2pm
- Parkinson's Skin Swab Test Imminent
- Branch Blether with Pam Wardell: 10th March
- Parkinson's Nurses: Update
- Next Edinburgh Research Interest Group (ERIG) Meeting (6th March)
- Take action on pesticides - deadline Friday 26 February - please act now
- Branch Blether with Jean Itier: Thurs 25th February (11am)
- Successful Application for iPads and Internet Connection
- Branch Blether 3rd Feb 2021: Genevieve Geffriaud
- Book Blether: Book Suggestions
- New Activity: Book Blether
- Haud Close Together Call Out
- February 3rd: Branch Blether
- Lockdown Cookbooks: Available Electronically
- Edinburgh Leisure: Free Online Fitness Classes
- Parkinson's Nurses: Important Information
- Edinburgh Parkinson’s Virtual Burns Night 25th January 2021
- Lockdown Cookbooks - All Sold Out
- Free Online Safety Classes
- Edinburgh Parkinson’s Virtual Burns Night 25th January 2021
- Fife Branch Newsletter
- Branch Blether 13th January: Joining Details
- An invitation to join an important research study on Parkinson’s genetics
- Invitation to a presentation by the authors of 'Ending Parkinson's Disease'
- Branch Blether: 13th January 2021
- Community Access Programme (CAP) Introduces Danceability
- Christmas Party: Zoom Link to Join In
- Branch Volunteer Award Winners 2020
- Lockdown Cookbook - More Information
- Rosalind Grimshaw Obituary
- Lockdown Cookbook is Now Available
- Christmas Socials
- Next ERIG Meeting (28th November)
- Side By Side with Parkinson's Course
- Congratulations to Dr Doitsidou and Dr Breen!
- Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture 2021
- Branch Members Ceramic Exhibition (14th-27th November)
- New Side by Side Course Announced.
- Swimming and Edinburgh Leisure Card Scheme
- Edinburgh Lecture 2020 Summary
- World Parkinson Coalition Sing-a-Long
- Lockdown Cookbook Fundraiser
- Congratulations to Paul Mayhew-Archer
- Online Younger Parkinson’s Event 2020
- Branch Blether: With Sasha Baggaley in Online Conversation
- Edinburgh Younger Parkinson's Support Group October Meeting
- Reading Is Caring
- Lecture 2020 Update...
- Paul Mayhew-Archer: Live Online Tonight (16 Sep at 9pm)
- Branch Blether Synopsis
- Survey on PD and Animal Assisted Interventions
- Our Tai Chi Instructor’s Virtual Half-marathon
- Big Branch Blether Online – Wednesday 9th September 2020
- Award of the 2020 Ken Bowler Travel Bursary to Sophie Glendinning
- NHS Outpatients Appointments
- Spark Newsletter
- Update on Plans for Branch Activities
- Registration Now Open for Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture 6th October 2020
- Donations in Recognition of Dr Iain McEwan’s Professional Retirement
- EYPSG Virtual Meeting 2nd July
- Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture 6th October 2020
- EYPSG Meeting – Smelling Parkinson’s
- Ian Young and Friends CD “Time and Tide”
- Update on the Edinburgh Branch Posters Presented at WPC 2019
- PUK Online Exercise Promotion & Survey for PwPs
- Important Information about Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist Appointments
- Pilates Sessions on Zoom with Sasha Baggaley
- Living in the Face of Adversity – Branch Get-together 27th May
- PUK Online Exercise Classes via Facebook and YouTube
- Online Branch Get-together 22 April
- Stunning Photos of Kyoto Gardens
- Interim Online Sessions
- STOP PRESS! Response to Coronavirus Situation
- Presentations at Branch AGM 11th March 2020
- Stop Press – Change of Speaker 12th February
- Queen Margaret University Project
- Key Appointment for Branch Member
- And a Good Time Was Had by All
- Drama for Fun with Pam Wardell
- Parkinson’s UK Funded Study on Parkinson’s and The Impact of Worry
- The Impact of Google Search Engine Algorithms (for health query searches)
- Ken Bowler
- A Good Start to the 2019-2020 Branch Calendar
- 2019 Christmas Lunch Date
- Announcing a Pilot Yoga Project
- The Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture 2019
- Six myths about Parkinson's Disease and why they are untrue
- Paul Mayhew-Archer returns
- Branch has three Abstracts accepted for Tokyo Congress WPC19
- Branch Christmas Lunch 2018
- Edinburgh Wins!
- Dance for Parkinson's hits the airwaves
- Cafe Stop Press
- How to Get There
- Incurable Optimist
- Branch Reception for Paul & Julie Mayhew-Archer
- Stakeholder Event at Napier
- GDPR
- 2018 Branch Summer Lunch
- Got your Edinburgh Parkinson's car sticker yet?
- Branch Meeting March 2018
- Aquatic Exercise at Astley Ainslie
- New Pilates Class for Beginners
- Neurological Care Standards
- Venue for Self-management Course
- Lived Experience Survey - ACTION NEEDED
- PUK Self Management Programme in Edinburgh
- CANCELLATION of ERIG Talk Scheduled for Saturday 3rd March
- Nordic Walking Classes
- Annie Macleod appointed as Scotland Director
- Incidence of Parkinson's is increasing
- Joy Milne stars in BBC programme
- Branch Christmas Lunch 2017
- Publication by Branch Members in "Regenerative Medicine"
- Swimming with Edinburgh Leisure
- Queensferry Crossing
- Parkinson's Tea Party
- A Brilliant Fringe Event
- Katherine Crawford moves on
- Celebrations at Summer Lunch part 2
- Celebrations at Summer Lunch part 1
- Save Lightburn Hospital
- Kinetics: the film
- Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas
- #Unite for Parkinson's
- Parkinson’s UK self-management programme: A Path through Parkinson's
- Warren Gatland and Gavin Hastings visit Tilo's Lab
- Cycling Taster
- Learning About Falls
- March 2017 AGM Election Results
- Nordic Walking Taster
- St Andrews Parkinson Lecture
- Learn About Falls
- A new review of ParkinsonNet
- Nordic Walking Taster Sessions
- 2016 Lecture - A Great Event
- Art Group Alert!
- Upcoming Side by Side Course
- Lecture Tickets
- Tai Chi
- Let's Get Moving
- Parkinson's: The Funny Side
- March 2016 AGM Election Results
- Dance Class Project Announced
- Interested in Pilates?
- Smelling Parkinson's
- News from October Branch Meeting
- Festive Concert, Greyfriars Church
- Edinburgh victory in bowls challenge
- Branch Summer Lunch 2015
- IDENTITY art exhibition
- Coffee morning
- Norman's Conquest
- LOOPS
- Report on Festive Concert Edinburgh
- FDA Approval for New Drugs
- Scotland Participation Events 2015
- Christmas Lunch
- Patrik Brundin to give 2015 Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture
- Delivering Excellence in Lothian
- Branch Meeting on 8th October
- Lothian Delivering Excellence Project
- Boxing Training
- RIPE
- Parliament Singing Event
- Carer's Event
- Dance for PwP
- Parkinson's Voice Initiative
- The Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture 2014
- Scotland's Brainpower
- Care Home Survey
- Scotsman Article on WPC
- Interview with Ray Chaudhuri
- Award to Liz McBain
- Edinburgh Odour Project
- SHARE: Clinical Trials Register
- New Session: Singing4Fun
- Liz McBain Honoured
- Fringe Event on Parkinson's
- Parkinson's Nurses - MSP Lobby & Debate
- QMU students to present results of study
- Professor Ray Chaudhuri to give 2013 Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture
- Rambert Dance Company to visit
- Singing4fun gets RBS award
- Steve Ford to address Branch Meeting
- Free Public Music Concert
- Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic opens
- New Parkinson's Treatment: on Yer Bike!
- Hardest Hit Campaign
- Therapy Weekend
- HRH Princess Royal opens SCRM
- Art in Healthcare
- Range of brain diseases could be treated by single drug
- The Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture 2013
- Tracking Parkinson's
- Participation in clinical trials
- PD ExpertBriefing: Parkinson’s Medications
- Medication Workshop
- Reports from local research events
- Using the NeuroMotor Pen to aid diagnosis and monitoring of Parkinson’s
- How smell led to a test for Parkinson’s
- Stem Cells and Parkinson’s
- Sleep Problems in Parkinson’s
- Towards a clinical trial to assess the ability of a probiotic bacterium to protect against α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson’s
- Visit to Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility at Western General Hospital on 28th February 2020
- Parkinson’s under the microscope – progress towards a diagnostic test
- Six myths about Parkinson's Disease and why they are untrue
- Wearable Technology
- MR guided focused ultrasound of the brain
- ERIG talks by Tilo Kunath and Leona Braund
- Talk to ERIG by Dr Esther Sammler
- Possible new test for Parkinson's
- Apathy
- Talk by Maria Doitsidou
- Talk by Gordon Duncan
- Talk by Dario Alessi
- Talk by Julie Jones
- Visit to Parkure
- Talk by Dr Carl Counsell
- Pain Workshop
- Visit to the Anne Rowling Clinic
- Genetic Parkinson's talk
- Parkinson's Disease and Exercise
- Research Presentation by Dr Anton Gartner
- Medication Workshop
- Notes from September 2011 meeting
- Notes from July 2011 meeting
- Research news
- ERIG online engagement event with PhD students Saturday 1st May 10:30
- Next Edinburgh Research Interest Group (ERIG) Meeting (6th March)
- An invitation to join an important research study on Parkinson’s genetics
- Next ERIG Meeting (28th November)
- Congratulations to Dr Doitsidou and Dr Breen!
- Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture 2021
- Research Interest Groups
- Award of the 2020 Ken Bowler Travel Bursary to Sophie Glendinning
- New Chair for Research Interest Group
- Branch has three Abstracts accepted for Tokyo Congress WPC19
- CrowdLabbing for Parkinson's
- MR guided focused ultrasound of the brain
- Diverse Parkinson's-related disorders may stem from different strains of same protein
- Dundee Meeting on Neuroprogressive Conditions
- New Research Interest Group: DRIG
- Exercise-induced increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor in human PD
- Lived Experience Survey - ACTION NEEDED
- CANCELLATION of ERIG Talk Scheduled for Saturday 3rd March
- Role of Calcium in PD
- Joy Milne stars in BBC programme
- ERIG talks by Tilo Kunath and Leona Braund
- Stem cells - the Future: an introduction to iPS cells
- Publication by Branch Members in "Regenerative Medicine"
- Focused ultrasound shows promise for treating Parkinson's tremor
- Ben Stecher's blog tackles cell replacement therapy
- Diabetes Drug Improves Parkinson’s Motor Symptoms in Small Trial
- Music therapy helps people with Parkinson's
- New drug may treat and limit progression of Parkinson's disease
- Scientists uncover the structure of tau filaments from Alzheimer's disease
- Off-patent drugs and repurposing
- Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas
- Podcast interview with Ken Bowler, ERIG Chair
- The latest in Parkinson’s research in an hour or less
- Talk to ERIG by Dr Esther Sammler
- The SoPD Website for keeping up to date with research
- Homing System Delivers Drugs to Specific Neurons
- Warren Gatland and Gavin Hastings visit Tilo's Lab
- Possible new test for Parkinson's
- Can Parkinson's be treated with ultrasound?
- Single protein may hold secret to treating Parkinson's
- ERIG Meeting 14 January: talk by Dr Alison Green
- Diabetes drug slows experimental Parkinson's disease progression, human trials to begin next year
- First clinical trial of CDNF in Parkinson's announced
- Why Ohsumi's Nobel Prize is important for Parkinson's
- New treatment strategy
- Vaccine for Parkinson's Reports Positive Results
- A Biomarker for Parkinson's
- New finding about alpha synuclein
- Transplanted Nerve Cells Survive for 25 Years
- FDA approves new Parkinson's psychosis drug
- Structure of alpha synuclein fibrils exposed
- Fungicide linked to neurodegenerative conditions
- Discovery puts designer dopamine neurons within reach
- Stem cell study paves the way for patient therapies
- Good Brain, Bad Brain
- Smelling Parkinson's
- Gene could hold key to treating Parkinson's
- Progress in Understanding Dyskinesia
- Candidate Parkinson's Drug Advances to Phase 3 Trial
- Low-dose lithium may reduce dyskinesia
- Monoclonal antibodies may provide effective treatment
- α-Synuclein strains cause distinct synucleinopathies
- Placebo effect matters
- Trials of Parkinson's vaccine show promise
- Good news for stem cell therapies
- GDNF not needed by the midbrain dopamine system
- Sticky peptide may help Parkinson's
- Skin test may shed new light on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- New growth factor indicates possible regenerative effects in Parkinson's disease
- New therapeutic principle for dyskinesia shows clinical effect
- Drug candidates may block cell death in Parkinson's disease
- Talk by Julie Jones
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- Visit to Parkure
- Stem Cells from Adult Nose Tissue Used to Cure Parkinson’s Disease in Rats
- Placebo effect works for PD patients
- Breakthrough in understanding Parkinson's disease
- Edinburgh Student Wins Prize in Picture Competition
- Blocking mitochondrial fission
- Arthur Roach appointed Director of Research and Development
- Patrik Brundin to give 2015 Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture
- Effects of high-risk Parkinson's mutation may be reversible
- How toxic proteins stress nerve cells
- Phase III trial of Israpidine
- Alpha Synuclein in the spotlight again
- Crowdfunding for Parkinson's Research
- Update on Tilo's Research
- Cinnamon may help to slow down Parkinson's
- Brisk walking may help
- LRRK2 mutations may be cause of cell death
- Exenatide Study: Two-year results published
- Human protein may trigger Parkinson's disease
- Lack of energy underlies Parkinson's
- TED Talk by Siddharthan Chandran
- New Drug Approved for Orthostatic Hypotension
- Parkinson's Voice Initiative
- Major Discovery in Stem Cell Research?
- Strength Training for Parkinson's
- Quality Control of Mitochondria
- Gene Therapy Results Promising
- Dr Richard Wade-Martins: Royal Institution Lecture
- The Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture 2014
- PBT434 Drug Shows Promise
- Dot Test for Dopamine Loss
- Photo Therapy Treatment
- PD Map
- Prevention of Cell Death
- Under the Skin
- Morphing of Alpha Synuclein
- Comprehensive Parkinson's Biomarker
- Parkinson's and Protein Phosphorylation
- Can Skin Cream Help?
- Michael J. Fox Foundation awards grant for Exenatide research
- Stem Cell Programming Advance
- Exenatide may be disease-modifying for PD
- Brain-Imaging Technique Can Help Diagnose Movement Disorders
- New Animal Model Provides Important Clues On Mechanisms of Parkinson's Disease
- Important advance in disease-modifying therapy
- New Therapies Targeting Parkinson's Disease May Cause Harm
- Mechanism That Leads to Sporadic Parkinson's Disease Identified
- Researchers Closer to Early Detection of Parkinson's
- Molecular 'on/off' switch for Parkinson's discovered by Dundee scientists
- Gene Therapy Treatment shows promise
- Parkinson's disease stopped in animal model
- Alternative theories on the causes of Parkinson's
- Tai chi for better balance
- Genetic Parkinson's disease brain cells made in lab
- Cure Parkinson's Action Group
- Delivering Neuroprotection
- Trichloroethylene implicated in Parkinson's
- Stem cells transformed into brain cells to treat Parkinson's disease
- Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh
- WPC