Emma Watson
@ewatson0604
Lecturer in sarcopenia and muscle biology at University of Leicester
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07-05-2017 09:30:37
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A call to arms as the NightLife Study needs new recruiting dialysis units to continue funding. If your centres, staff and patients are interested, please DM me #UKRenal
Take a look at our new funded PhD University of Leicester with me and James Burton looking at the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to be used as a treatment for sarcopenia in dialysis patients le.ac.uk/study/research….
Did you know that on average, critically ill patients lose nearly 2% of skeletal muscle per day? Can we change this? A collaborative work by Brigitta Fazzini John Prowle Zudin Stefan Schaller Henning Wackerhage just published on Critical Care ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
🚨 Senior Technician Role: Excited to announce we have a senior technician role funded for 5y in the Sarcopenia & Muscle Bio lab here University of Leicester. This post will contribute to a programme of collaborative research investigating muscle biology in the context of chronic disease
Our latest review of the potential mechanisms underlying the physiological benefits of #exercise in #CKD published in Nature Reviews Nephrology is out! Check it out here: rdcu.be/c3BYu
The effect of a one-off bout of cycling exercise on the release of small proteins into the circulation in haemodialysis patients. Read about the ENCODE study registered on #ISRCTN by Emma Watson #ClinicalTrials isrctn.com/ISRCTN17464516
Does a lifetime of extreme endurance sport put your heart at risk? 🚲 The GlobalCyclingNetwork team visited our experts at the #NIHRLeicesterBRC to learn more about exercise & the heart. 📺 Head over to YouTube to find out more - gcn.eu/heart
Still time to apply for this exciting fully funded PhD studentship with us here at UoL Respiratory Sciences Deadline on Sunday! 💪
Mechanisms that might underlie the physiological benefits of aerobic and resistance exercise in CKD from a Review by Nicolette Bishop, James Burton, Matthew Graham-Brown, David Stensel, João Viana & Emma Watson go.nature.com/3OgbP59 LboroSSEHS @ncsemEngland Leicester's Research
What if, in the presence of a pancreatic tumor, the prevention of muscle wasting via deletion of a muscle specific gene, slowed tumor growth and extended survival? Muscle wasting as a driver of tumor growth. Cancer Cachexia Society Read more here: nature.com/articles/s4200…
A new study exploring men’s views on, and experiences of, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is now live in #Leicester. Visit leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/aaascreening for more info. #NIHRLeicesterBRC University of Leicester @leic_hospital
🎓Funded 3-year PhD opportunity at Leicester's Research with me, Luke Baker, Emma Watson looking at how creatine supplementation may improve physical function and lean mass in people with sarcopenia during weight loss Deadline: 7 Jan 2024 Start: Sept 2024 🔗le.ac.uk/study/research…
Giving this another plug. I am bias, but this really is a good #PhD project with me and Emma Watson Data available and ready to work on from day 1. Real translational potential. Very happy to discuss if interested. NIHR Leicester BRC and CRF University of Leicester findaphd.com/phds/project/e…
Looking for a fully funded PhD scholarship in skeletal muscle ageing? Then click below and tell us why you’re passionate about discovering novel therapeutics to prevent age-associated muscle weakness uts.edu.au/scholarship/th… 💪🏻💪🏻 Centenary Institute UTS Health UTS Graduate School of Health Aaron Coutts