A Different Way to Treat Parkinson's...Dr. Jonas Hannestad & Dr. Joanne Taylor, Gain Therapeutics

About this episode

Dr. Jonas Hannestad and Dr. Joanne Taylor discuss a novel approach to treating Parkinson's disease that focuses on halting its progression.

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Jonas Hannestad and Dr. Joanne Taylor of Gain Therapeutics join Moira to discuss a different approach to treating Parkinson's. While treatments are typically focused on relieving symptoms, Gain Therapeutics aims to stop progression of the disease itself.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Moira Gunn

Guests: Dr. Jonas Hannestad, Dr. Joanne Taylor

Topics covered

• Parkinson's treatment
• biotechnology
• disease progression
• healthcare innovation
• medical research

Keywords

• Parkinson's
• Gain Therapeutics
• treatment
• biotechnology
• disease progression
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gain Therapeutics

Books & works: BioTech Nation

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