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The Science Behind Parkinson's
For an overview of the whole project see the Site Map

This is a A Wikiversity learning project for people who are interested in the science underlying Parkinson's disease.

Do you have Parkinson's? Care for someone who has Parkinson's? Just curious to know more?

Through this learning project you can, with others:
 * explore the prospects offered by Parkinson's research
 * delve into the basic and applied Science behind Parkinson's focused on finding better treatments and a cure.


 * Progress and Prospects in Parkinson's Research


 * the core section for following research into Parkinson's and thinking about:
 * what questions remain unanswered,
 * what issues need to be resolved and
 * what implications arise from research results.


 * Go straight to  Progress and Prospects in Parkinson's Research


 * Included is a Magazine Section  of topical articles.


 * Go straight to the Magazine Section


 * An Introduction to the Science Behind Parkinson's 
 * A structured learning section where the science behind Parkinson's is explained for those who are new to the subject.


 * Go straight to An Introduction to the Science Behind Parkinson's

Contributing to the Science Behind Parkinson's learning project
Anyone may contribute material to this learning project. Please create a Wikiversity account first.

Go here for Specific Things You Can Do.

Please go to the Project Development subpage to work with us on how the project should develop. Please access the project's discussion page to comment on the concepts behind this project.

Did you attend the World Parkinson Congress in Montreal, 1st-4th October 2013?



Whether you did or not, a good number of the presentations were video recorded and you can view them at:

http://www.icastpro.ca/events/wpc/2013/10/01/3rd-world-parkinson-congress-gateway

The next WPC will be in Portland, Oregon, USA, 20 to 23 September 2016.

Section 1: Progress and Prospects in Parkinson's Research

Magazine Section Section 2: Introduction to Parkinson's Science

This is a globally open and participatory learning project.

Medical professionals, researchers, staff from Parkinson's support organisations and others should find much in this project to interest them.

(See Project Development discussion page)