
Hallucinations Research
Hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms cause significant problems that can trigger transition to nursing home care. My team have been very...

Catalyst Brain Freeze
The ABC’s Catalyst program reports on Sydney scientists who have come up with an innovative way of seeing what happens in...

Freezing of Gait Research
Freezing of Gait causes significant problems with mobility and often falls that can trigger transition to nursing home care. My team...

Is CURE a four letter word in Parkinson’s
- May 20, 2018
- JP
- Latest Research
Prof Simon Lewis explains the current approaches that people are taking in the pursuit of a cure. Australia is opening trials...

Clinical Trials Research
We are entering a phase of more active clinical trials for neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Some of...
Slowing Cell Death
- September 7, 2017
- JP
- DementiaParkinson's and Mimics
What other approaches do we have for slowing cell death? Well we know that a number of the diseases there seems...

What is Corticobasal Syndrome?
- September 7, 2017
- JP
- DementiaParkinson's and Mimics
Corticobasal Syndrome is a catch-all term. It’s one of those vague terms which we can lump medical conditions with in. The...

What is Dystonic Tremor?
- September 7, 2017
- JP
- Parkinson's and Mimics
Dystonic tremor is an interesting condition. Rather than being a disease, dystonic tremor really manifests with patients who have a shake,...

Levodopa
- September 7, 2017
- JP
- Parkinson's and Mimics
One of the easiest ways to target treatments for Parkinson’s Disease is to try and replace the dopamine that’s missing in...

What is Essential Tremor?
- September 7, 2017
- JP
- Parkinson's and Mimics
Essential tremor is a relatively common condition it does seem to have a familial basis. About half the patients who present...