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Hello, today we're talking about the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremors,
stiffness, slowness of movement, leading on to serious cognitive problems.
There are treatments that can help manage the symptoms but no cure yet.
Already around 11.8 million people are affected by the condition worldwide and that number is forecast to double by 2030.
although not if today's guest has anything to do with it.
Sonia Gandhi is a clinician-scientist specialising in neurodegenerative diseases,
specifically Parkinson's.
As Professor of Neurology at University College London and Assistant Research Director at the Francis Crick Institute,
she uses stem cells to build models of the human brain,
helping to drive the development of drugs and other therapies for Parkinson's patients.
Crucially,
Sonia's work also explores how and why this disease comes about so that by better understanding it,
finally, we might find a way to stop it.
Professor Sonia Gandhi, welcome to the Life Scientific.