Researchers from the University of Queensland will investigate how existing drugs could be repurposed to fight Parkinson’s disease thanks to a new grant.
The research will be funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Shake It Up Australia Foundation and headed by UQ Centre for Clinical Research Group Leader Dr Richard Gordon.
Dr Gordon says that if they can prove that existing drugs can be used to treat Parkinson’s disease, they can be used in clinics to treat patients faster than developing new drugs.
Parkinson’s disease is the second-most neurodegenerative disease worldwide, with 10 million sufferers affected.