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The Hope Machine

By: Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership
  • Summary

  • The science we're funding now is the hope for everyone with a lung condition  both now and in the future. Join Ian Jarrold and Victoria Read from Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation as they meet the scientists working on the cutting edge of respiratory research. They unpick the science, get to know the real people behind the researchers, and share bitesize facts about things you probably didn't know about lung health.

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Episodes
  • Why is diagnosing asthma in young children so hard? | The Hope Machine | February 2022
    Feb 24 2022

    Watch the Hope Machine and discover more about the research funded by donations to Asthma UK. In this episode we meet Dr Faruk Ramadani, who is hoping to discover a way to switch off the antibodies that cause allergic asthma. We also meet Dr Clare Murray, who on a mission to make it easier to spot whether a child has asthma or a wheeze they might grow out of.


    If you can, please show our amazing researchers your support by making a donation:

    https://donate.blf.org.uk/page/80680/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=Research_Hope-Machine-Ep9-Jan-22_YT


    Visit the BLF website if you want to learn more about our research: https://www.blf.org.uk/research


    Visit the Asthma UK website if you want to learn more about asthma research: https://www.asthma.org.uk/research/


    If you can, please show our amazing researchers your support by making a donation:

    https://donate.blf.org.uk/page/80680/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=Research_Hope-Machine-Ep9-Jan-22_YT


    For the full experience, check out our video version on Youtube 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ilAgrtcpk



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    21 mins
  • Meet the researchers helping to treat mesothelioma & diagnose asthma | The Hope Machine | February 2022
    Feb 24 2022

    Watch The Hope Machine and discover more about the research funded by donations to Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. In this episode we meet Professor Dean Fennel, who is developing a treatment for Mesothelioma and Dr Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy who is creating a blood test for diagnosing asthma.


    If you can, please show our amazing researchers your support by making a donation:

    https://donate.blf.org.uk/page/80680/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=Research_Hope-Machine-Ep9-Jan-22_YT


    Visit the BLF website if you want to learn more about our research: https://www.blf.org.uk/research


    Visit the Asthma UK website if you want to learn more about asthma research: https://www.asthma.org.uk/research/


    If you can, please show our amazing researchers your support by making a donation:

    https://donate.blf.org.uk/page/80680/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=Research_Hope-Machine-Ep9-Jan-22_YT


    For the full experience, check out our video version on Youtube 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ilAgrtcpk


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    21 mins
  • Why don't kids take their inhalers? | The Hope Machine | January 2022
    Jan 24 2022

    Watch the Hope Machine and discover more about the research funded by donations to Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. In this episode we meet Dr Louise Fleming who tells us about her research into why children with asthma don’t get the best out of their treatment. You’ll also meet Dr John Hurst who talks about his project on making sure the right questions are asked about COPD exacerbations, and how it can help prioritise research.


    If you can, please show our amazing researchers your support by making a donation:

    https://donate.blf.org.uk/page/80680/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=Research_Hope-Machine-Ep9-Jan-22_YT


    Visit the BLF website if you want to learn more about our research: https://www.blf.org.uk/research


    Visit the Asthma UK website if you want to learn more about asthma research: https://www.asthma.org.uk/research/


    If you can, please show our amazing researchers your support by making a donation:

    https://donate.blf.org.uk/page/80680/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=Research_Hope-Machine-Ep9-Jan-22_YT


    For the full experience, check out our video version on Youtube https://youtu.be/d6fE4FxkGwM


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    23 mins

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