Published Friday, 20 April 2012 <\/p>\n
Researchers from around the world are coming together to study Parkinson's (Getty) <\/p>\n
The announcement was made at a special event at Queen's University, as part of Parkinson's Awareness Week. <\/p>\n
Parkinson's UK says the research study will boost the chances of finding a cure to stop the devastating symptoms, including tremors, mood changes, movement difficulties, loss of smell and speech problems. <\/p>\n
The charity is looking to recruit up to 3,000 sufferers throughout the UK, who are at an early stage of the condition, for the study called 'Tracking Parkinson's'. <\/p>\n
The aim of the 1.6m study is to identify elusive biomarkers and develop simple tests, like blood tests, to diagnose the disease. <\/p>\n
We could identify some of the problems and, moving forward, we could actually treat Parkinson's rather than the symptoms, and that would be a cure. <\/p>\n
Kieran Breen, Director of Research and Innovation at Parkinson's UK <\/p>\n
As part of the study, the responses to treatments for tremors, movement problems, anxiety, memory lapses and digestion problems will be closely monitored for up to five years. <\/p>\n
\"Studies like 'Tracking Parkinson's' could make a huge difference and help us to ultimately find a cure,\" said Dr Kieran Breen. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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