What is Parkinsons Disease?

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Parkinson's disease is a progressive, degenerative brain disease that causes trembling, stiffness, slowness of movement and a loss of fine motor control.

The disease destroys neurons in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra. without these dopamine-producing cells, the brains ability to control movement is progressively reduced. 

We are conducting research to improve diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and gain a better understanding of the mechanisms that cause the disease.

Symptoms vary from person to person, the most well-known symptom is a tremor. People with Parkinson's disease may also experience slowness of movement, stiffness, a loss of automatic movement such as blinking and smiling, change in speech and, in the later stages of the disease, dementia