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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

Understanding influences on physical activity participation by older adults: a qualitative study of community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK.
Jean Zhang, Ilse Bloom, Elaine Dennison, Kate Ward, Sian M Robinson, Mary Barker, Cyrus Cooper & Wendy Lawrence, 2022, PLoS ONE, 17(1 1)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263050
Type: article
Feasibility and sustainability of working in different types of jobs after total hip arthroplasty: Analysis of longitudinal data from two cohorts
Elena Zaballa Lasala, Georgia Ntani, E. Clare Harris, Anne Lubbeke, Nigel Arden, Didier Hannouche, Cyrus Cooper & Karen Walker-Bone, 2022, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 79(7), 486-493
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107970
Type: article
Towards a cure for osteoporosis: the UK Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) Osteoporosis Research Roadmap
Nicholas Harvey, Kenneth S. Poole, Stuart H. Ralston, Eugene V. McCloskey, Caroline B Sangan, Lauren Wiggins, Craig Jones, Neil Gittoes & Juliet Compston, 2022, Archives of Osteoporosis, 17(1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-01049-7
Type: letterEditorial
Recreational physical activity and risk of incident knee osteoarthritis: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data
Lucy Gates, Thomas A. Perry, Yvonne M. Golightly, Amanda E. Nelson, Leigh F. Callahan, David Felson, Michael Nevitt, Graeme Jones, Cyrus Cooper, Mark, E. Batt, Maria T. Sanchez-Santos & Nigel Arden, 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
DOI: 10.1002/art.42001
Type: article