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Research project

Establishment of a National Network on Musculoskeletal Ageing

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology

Research interests

  • Key research contributions have been:
  • discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture in late adulthood
  • demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone mineral accrual in childhood
Connect with Cyrus

Email: cc@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Nicholas Harvey

Director/Professor

Research interests

  • Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent fragility fractures
Connect with Nicholas

Email: nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Health

The University hosts a substantial interdisciplinary community of researchers working to transform musculoskeletal health across the life course.

Research outputs

Is it time to consider population screening for fracture risk in postmenopausal women? A position paper from the International Osteoporosis Foundation Epidemiology/Quality of Life Working Group.
Pojchong Chotiyarnwong, E. V. McCloskey, Nicholas Harvey, M. Lorentzon, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, B. Abrahamsen, J.D Adachi, F. Borgström, Olivier Bruyère, J J Carey, P. Clark, Cyrus Cooper, Elizabeth Curtis, Elaine Dennison, Manuel Diaz Curiel, H.P. Dimai, D. Grigorie, Mickaël Hiligsmann, Patricia Khashayar, E. Michael Lewiecki, P. Lips, R.S. Lorenc, S. Ortolani, A. Papaioannou, S. Silverman, Manuel Sosa-Henríquez, Pawel Szulc, Kate Ward, N. Yoshimura & J A. Kanis, 2022, Archives of Osteoporosis, 17(1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-022-01117-6
Type: article
Analysis of comorbidities, clinical outcomes, and parathyroidectomy in adults with primary hyperparathyroidism
Kristian F. Axelsson, Marit Wallander, Helena Johansson, Nicholas Harvey, Liesbeth Vandenput, Eugene McCloskey, Enwu Liu, John A. Kanis, Henrik Litsne & Mattias Lorentzen, 2022, JAMA Network Open, 5(6)
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15396
Type: article
Assessment and management of imminent fracture risk in the setting of the fracture liaison service
M. Kassim Javaid, Nicholas Harvey, Eugene V. McCloskey, John A. Kanis & Cyrus Cooper, 2022, Osteoporosis International, 33(6), 1185-1189
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06284-9
Type: letterEditorial
Association of shorter leucocyte telomere length with risk of frailty
Vasiliki Bountziouka, Christopher P. Nelson, Veryan Codd, Qingning Wang, Crispin Musicha, Elias Allara, Stephen K. Kaptoge, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Adam S. Butterworth, John R. Thompson, Elizabeth Curtis, Angela M. Wood, John N. Danesh, Nicholas Harvey, Cyrus Cooper & Nilesh J. Samani, 2022, Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 13(1), 1741-1751
DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12971
Type: article
Patient preferences for lifestyle behaviours in osteoporotic fracture prevention: a cross-European discrete choice experiment
Charlotte Beaudart, Annelies Boonen, Nannan Li, Sandrine Bours, Stefan Goemeare, Jean Yves Reginster, Christian Roux, Bernie McGowan, A. Diez-Pérez, Rene Rizzoli, Cyrus Cooper & Mickaël Hiligsmann, 2022, Osteoporosis International, 33(6), 1335-1346
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06310-4
Type: article