Monkeys in glass tubes and rats on rolling rods are not the answer for early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in people.

World Parkinson’s Day (April 11th) aims to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease and the desperate need for effective new treatments. However, many people may not be aware of how animals suffer in labs, used for research into Parkinson’s disease, when the answers we need may lie with patient-centred research and not animal testing. For people, … Read more