Parkinson’s disease is often described as a condition that creeps up quietly. In my work as a neuroscientist, I have seen how this slow and subtle beginning can mask years of underlying biological change. By the time the first tremor is noticed, or someone realises they are moving more stiffly than before, many of the brain cells that control movement have already been lost. More than 12,000 people in Aotearoa live with Parkinson’s, and thousands more are affected indirectly through their...

Imagine being told you have Parkinson’s disease, only to find out later that you actually have a different, more aggressive condition...

Our latest research on Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) published in the prestigious journal Brain.