The Cause
Understanding Parkinson's disease & its impact
“The mission of Shake It Up Australia Foundation is simple and urgent: to accelerate innovative research and treatments that will slow, stop and ultimately cure Parkinson’s.”
- 2nd most common neurological disease after dementia
- Fastest growing neurological disease on the planet
- One Australian diagnosed every 40 minutes
- 10% of those diagnosed are under 40 years old
10M+
People living with Parkinson's globally
200K
Australians affected right now
38
New Australian diagnoses every day
Every 40 min
One Australian diagnosed with Parkinson's
90
Research projects co-funded across 24 Australian institutes — $40M total investment