The wonders of relaxin

How a pregnancy hormone could help the heart

Steve Grimwade

Published 1 May 2017

Episode 2

Professor Laura Parry is fascinated by how the physiology of a woman changes during pregnancy. She’s studying the hormone relaxin to see how it relates to hypertension and pre-eclampsia.

But what really excites her is its potential to treat heart disease.

Episode recorded: 29 July 2016

Producers: Dr Andi Horvath and Chris Hatzis Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson Editor: Chris Hatzis

Banner image: Pixabay

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