Amirah Aly: Bypassing the blood-brain barrier – treating Parkinson’s disease Could a nasal spray help to treat Parkinson’s? This is the question that Dr Amirah Aly aims to answer. She […]

For Geoff Bourne, his farm is not just his home. Those who know him say it’s his reason for being. Geoff grew up on an 1800-acre property at Ben Lomond, […]

Di Lymbury, 69, was born in Moree as her father was working there as a policeman at the time. After she was born, he moved the family to the Northern […]

“Vince is a brilliant man,” said Trevor Lyons as he explains the importance of Vince Carroll, a Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse in the Coffs Harbour region. “I was diagnosed seven years […]

Tony and Peter, who live in Wahroonga, have been in a relationship for more than four decades. So when Peter’s unexpected diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease came six years ago, neither […]

Last October Jenny Zirkler took over from John Mills as leader of the Nambucca Support Group after having been connected with the Group through her work in aged care, and […]

Did you know that 90 percent of people with Parkinson’s suffer sleep disturbance? Here is advice from an advanced nurse practitioner, a physiotherapist and a person living with Parkinson’s about […]

Writing a children’s book about a dog named Bungee – in fact, a series of books about this dog – was never on Martin Pryor’s to-do list. “It was an […]

There is a keen interest in the Parkinson’s community about the potential effectiveness of ‘red light therapy’ or ‘laser light therapy’ for the treatment of Parkinson’s symptoms. It is one […]

A new Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse has been appointed in Goulburn to support people living with Parkinson’s in the Goulburn, Yass and Crookwell areas. Nurse Lauren Hogan is a Goulburn local […]

This was the second year that Parkinson’s NSW promoted the Parkinson’s Community Heroes program to both commemorate Parkinson’s Awareness Month and provide opportunities for Support Groups to recognise their local […]

Tamworth Support Group celebrates 30th anniversary The Tamworth Parkinson’s Support Group celebrated thirty years of service with a dinner held at the North Tamworth Bowling Club on 6 December. Over […]