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The North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Podcast Series

The North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Interest Group

The North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) is part of a nationwide network of research groups supporting Parkinson’s UK by increasing awareness and involvement in research at a regional level. We comprise of people with Parkinson’s Disease, carers, health professionals, scientists, and interested volunteers. The aim of our podcast series is to focus on Parkinson’s research from a Scottish perspective and highlight some of the work being done here to find out more about the

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41:51

Professor Suzanne Reeves, Chief Investigator TOPHAT...

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2025/09/18

We are delighted to be focusing this month's episode on a research project that is actively recruiting patient participants all across the UK. The investigation, based at University College London, is looking at whether a medicine currently used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by some cancer treatments, could also help people with Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia who experience hallucinations. Read Maria and Desmond's experience of taking part in the Top Hat trial: Blog:

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41:55

Oral Health - Jessie Tebbutt, NIHR Doctoral Fellow in...

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2025/08/21

In this episode we're turning our attention to a long overlooked area of Parkinson's research; oral health. Despite its importance, little is known about how oral health issues affect quality of life for people living with the condition.Jessie Tebbutt, NIHR Doctoral Clinical Fellow in Special Care Dentistry at the University of Sheffield, has been exploring the existing evidence on the oral health experiences of those with Parkinson's, and identifying key gaps in the current knowledge with a view

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39:37

Mitophagy - Prof Ian Ganley, Chair of Cellular...

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2025/07/17

In this episode we delve deep into science to hear about Professor Ian Ganley's ground-breaking research in the field of mitophagy, one of the body's self cleaning mechanisms that could play a key role in the development of Parkinson's. Not only is Professor Ganley making strides forward in what we know about the process, but his team have invented a prize winning new tool that has revolutionised the pace of progress in this immensely promising area of research worldwide.Further

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38:47

Dr Bethany Whiteside, Senior Lecturer, Royal...

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2025/06/19

This month the NoSPRIG Parkinson’s research podcast is taking an unusual step away from science and into the arts. We’re joined by Dr Bethany Whiteside, Senior Lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, to find out about her research into specially adapted dance for people with Parkinson’s. She has identified a huge range of benefits for people taking part in the classes, which have movements specially tailored for those with the condition, and why the benefits differ from those of exercise

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36:15

Pain - Dr Jenni Naisby, Assistant Professor of...

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2025/05/22

Pain is the subject of this month's episode, something that can affect people with Parkinson's in a huge variety of different ways. Dr Jenni Naisby, Assistant Professor of Physiotherapy at Northumbria University has been collecting a vast array or personal experiences of pain in her research looking into how the condition can affect pain processing at multiple levels of the central nervous system, and then find ways of classifying it by its mechanisms. By understanding how pain behaves she hopes to

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41:58

World Parkinson's Day Special - Patient and Public...

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2025/04/11

In this special episode to mark World Parkinson's Day, we focus on something every person with Parkinson's can do to help in the quest to find new treatments and ultimately a cure. One of the biggest obstacles facing research is finding enough volunteers representing as diverse a population as possible, to help with studies and trials. We also hear first hand, the emotional story of how a patient participation role has led to a new treatment that is transforming the lives of people with

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33:51

Bone Health: Dr Alistair Mackett, Consultant...

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2025/03/20

This month we focus on bone health with the help of our guest Dr Alistair Mackett, a Consultant Geriatrician specialising in Parkinson's at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and Regional Clinical Lead for the East of England Parkinson's Excellence Network. People with Parkinson's are far more likely to to have poor bone health and a far higher risk of fracture than the rest of the population. We find out why, how this can be prevented and what treatments are available.Parkinson’s Excellence

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44:09

Self-management in Parkinson's - Dr Bhanu Ramaswamy...

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2025/02/20

Guests:Dr Bhanu Ramaswamy OBE, Independent Physiotherapy Consultant and Honorary Visiting Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University. Dr Alison Williams, Person with Parkinson's, Academic, Artist and Parkinson's Public Speaker This month's podcast sees us shift from the usual focus on quantitative evidence-based research to qualitative research surrounding the subject of self-management in Parkinson's. We find out what this can mean for different people and what research tells us about it.

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38:57

Exercise - Ledia Alushi Agley, Specialist...

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2025/01/16

The benefits of exercise for people with Parkinson's are well known, but if you're struggling to stick to your New Year's resolution to be more active, this episode should give you all the motivation you need! Ledia Alushi Agley's doctoral research at the University of Cambridge, involving more than four hundred participants, saw her co-design a physical health programme for those newly diagnosed with Parkinson's. She shares with us some of the fascinating findings of her study. which also explores

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43:31

Getting Parkinson's Messaging Right: Prof D Dexter,...

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2024/12/19

In this special extended podcast we have three guests in our virtual studio to examine whether we're getting the messaging about Parkinson's right, be it reporting research findings or at a patient appointment. With the help of Prof David Dexter, Director of Research at Parkinson's UK and Professor of Neuropharmacology at Imperial College London, Dr Angus Macleod, Honorary Consultant Neurologist at NHS Grampian and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, and former broadcast and

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38:36

Delirium in Parkinson's - Dr Rachael Lawson, Senior...

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2024/11/21

Research already carried out by Rachael and her team discovered that people with Parkinson's are far more likely to experience delirium in hospital leading to far poorer outcomes on release. Now they are examining why this is and how this might be avoided. In this episode Julie and Helga find out more about this complex issue and the challenges of researching it.

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40:30

Facial Physio - Dr C Terry & Dr F French, London Met....

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2024/10/17

This tremendous research collaboration at the London Metropolitan University aims to tackle one of the most distressing but neglected symptoms of Parkinson's - Facial Masking. Dr Cassie Terry, Reader in Protein Pathology and Dr Fiona French, Associate Professor of Computing and Digital Media, are developing a virtual reality application to rehabilitate facial muscles and help bring back the ability of a patient's face to reflect their feelings and personality. NoSPRIG member Neil Morrison, diagnosed

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37:31

Apathy with Dr Tom Gilbertson, Senior Clinical...

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2024/09/19

This episode focuses on the remarkable research being done by Dr Tom Gilbertson in Dundee, that suggests people with Parkinson’s may be able to reprogram new pathways in their brain to overcome the common symptom of apathy. He also describes his future work and the belief that non-invasive, reversible ultrasound therapies may one day be capable of modifying the function of neurons to provide symptom control.

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33:40

Dr Angus Macleod, Honorary Consultant Neurologist and...

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2024/09/12

Dr Angus Macleod is a Honorary Consultant Neurologist with NHS Grampian specialising in movement disorders inc. Parkinson’s and also a Senior Lecturer at the School of Medicine at the University of Aberdeen.This podcast focuses on his own research and also his views on the most promising areas of research currently underway. The North of Scotland Parkinsons research interest groups: https://www.nosprig.org/ Research groups nationally:

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34:49

Dr Rachel Hardie, N. Scotland Research Ethics Servie...

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2024/08/15

With the help of Drs Rachel Hardie and Gillian Lyon, we examine Research Ethics - the standard of conduct ensuring scientific integrity and study participants' safety. We'll find out about the process of getting approval for a research project and what patients and the public considering taking part in research should be looking out for before signing up.

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34:09

Dr Will Young, Assoc. Professor in Rehabilitation...

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2024/07/18

In this episode we cover everything from dancing the Cha-cha to virtual reality, as we hear the innovative lengths Dr Will Young and his team go to in their research into the psychology behind freezing of gait and their development of strategies to overcome it.

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35:55

Amelia Hursey, Research Manager, Parkinson's Europe -...

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2024/06/20

Without the generosity of the many people who give their time towards participating in research there would be no progress in our quest to find new therapies and hopefully one day, a cure for Parkinson's. Amelia Hursey has worked in the public and charity sectors for 12 years specialising in Patient and Public Participation. Now Research Manager for Parkinson's Europe, we talk to her about the challenges of recruiting people for this vital role. 1) Parkinson's Europe

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Richelle Flanagan, Dietitian with Young Onset...

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2024/05/16

In this episode we are delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the latest thinking on Diet and Parkinson's with someone uniquely placed to do so from both a professional and a personal perspective. Richelle Flanagan is not only a leading dietician in Ireland with nearly two decades of experience, but she also lives with Parkinson's Disease having been diagnosed seven years ago when she was expecting her second child.

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42:21

Dr Kathryn Bowles, Gene Researcher, UK Dementia...

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2024/04/18

Dr Kathryn Bowles explains her fascinating research into a little known gene that is thought to help protect the brain. It is hoped that discovering how this process works will provide vital new knowledge as to why some people develop Parkinson’s and others don’t. Kat also talks Julie and Helga through the complex world of genetic research, how it has developed over recent years, and why it can take so long to see

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38:40

Richelle Flanagan, Co-Founder of the worldwide...

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2024/03/08

In this special episode of the North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Interest Group podcast series to mark International Women’s Day 2024, we are delighted to have with us Richelle Flanagan from Ireland. Since attending the World Parkinson’s Congress in 2019 following her own diagnosis of Young Onset disease seven years ago, she has worked tirelessly to raise the profile of women with Parkinson’s. Now a leading advocate for females with the disease across the globe, her pioneering work is driving

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