Vickie's Parkinson's Charity Shop

19/06/2026

The Beccles Road is open! You can get to the shop and park 😊

11/06/2026

Looking good 😊

10/06/2026

Today at the shop

07/06/2026

To our new followers

06/06/2026

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📢In 2026, Japan became the first country in the world to approve a stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease.

The therapy is called AMCHEPRY.

It is based on so-called iPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells).

🧠 These are transformed in the laboratory into dopamine-producing nerve cells and transplanted into the brain.

The goal:

To replace the dead nerve cells in Parkinson's disease—not just to alleviate symptoms, but to repair them directly.

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👉 Source: https://tinyurl.com/Parkinsons-Health

04/06/2026

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📢 For decades, Parkinson's disease was viewed mainly as a disorder of the brain. But growing research suggests that part of the story may begin much deeper-in the gut.

😱 Scientists at California Institute of Technology found that gut microbes from Parkinson's patients could trigger key disease-related changes when introduced into mice predisposed to the condition. The animals developed worsening motor symptoms and abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson's disease.

Even more intriguing, other studies from Caltech showed that abnormal alpha-synuclein aggregates originating in the gut can travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve-the major communication pathway connecting the digestive system and the brain. When this pathway is disrupted, the spread is significantly reduced.

Researchers now believe the gut-brain axis may play a much larger role in neurodegeneration than previously imagined.

⚡The implication?

Future Parkinson's treatments may not focus only on the brain-they may also target the gut microbiome, inflammation, and gut-to-brain signaling pathways.

The idea that neurological disease could begin outside the brain is reshaping how scientists think about diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
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👉 See: https://tinyurl.com/Parkinsons-12-Steps

22/05/2026

22/05/2026

Well done 👏
Bringing awareness of Parkinson’s to the public ❤️

18/05/2026

THE SHOP WILL BE SHUT 26th-30th MAY. RE-OPEN 2nd JUNE