Paraquat

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential link between the pesticide Paraquat and Parkinson's disease with filmmaker Sarah Teale.

This week we're returning to one of the most contentious subjects in Parkinson's world: what causes the condition? Research has increasingly focused on the role of pesticides – particularly one called Paraquat – which are routinely used in agriculture yet are severely toxic to humans. Could investigations into the role of Paraquat prove a connection to PD? And, if so, does that mean that we could, eventually, arrest the spread of the illness? To discuss this subject, the Movers and Shakers are joined in the pub by a filmmaker, Sarah Teale, who has been working with international experts on a new film that tries to unravel this link. Movers & Shakers is brought to you by Cure Parkinson's . Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot. Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron. Music by Alex Stobbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, Jeremy Paxman

Guest: Sarah Teale

Topics covered

• Parkinson's disease
• pesticides
• Paraquat
• health research
• toxicology
• film
• agriculture

Keywords

• Parkinson's disease
• Paraquat
• pesticides
• health
• toxic substances
• film
• research

Sponsors

Cure Parkinson's

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podot, Acast

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