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The Cure Parkinson's Trust is a UK charitable organization founded in 2005 by Tom Isaacs to find a cure for
Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...
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History

Tom Isaacs , a sufferer of
Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...
, founded the organization in 2005 from his home in
Croxley Green Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the north-east and Rickmansworth to the south-west, it is approximately north-west of ...
. He had been diagnosed in 1995 at the age of 26, and was determined to find a cure. At the time of Isaacs' death in 2017, the organization had raised £7.4 million for Parkinson's research. As of 2024, £25 million has been raised and an additional £100 million secured through partnerships. The organization specializes in funding development of new therapeutic drugs, and clinical trials to test them. A large donation stemming from proceeds of 2025's
Back to the Beginning Back to the Beginning is an upcoming concert scheduled to take place on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, headlined by Black Sabbath. It is intended to be the final concert for both the band and their frontman Ozzy Osbourne, making ...
concert will be used by the organization to expand clinical trials to even more individuals suffering from the disease.


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