Category: News
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MRC LEC investigators recognised at World Congress in Osteoporosis
Congratulations to Stefania D’Angelo and Dr Fiona Kirkham-Wilson on receiving Young Investigator Awards at the 2024 World Congress in Osteoporosis, London. The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) have presented ESCEO-IOF Young Investigator Awards to 20 young investigators from 16 countries.…
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MRC LEC Director appointed as President of the International Osteoporosis Foundation
The International Osteoporosis Foundation also extended its heartfelt appreciation to former IOF President Cyrus Cooper for his outstanding services at the helm of IOF since 2017. https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/news/professor-nicholas-harvey-welcomed-new-iof-president-20240410-1400
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MRC LEC researcher contributes to landmark report on global burden of obesity
Professor Cyrus Cooper, Professor of Rheumatology at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, has co-authored a landmark report documenting the current global burden of obesity. The Lancet: More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity, global analysis suggests The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living…
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‘Osteoporosis International’ announces new Associate Editors
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is delighted to announce the addition of three new Associate Editors to the editorial team of the journals Osteoporosis International and Archives of Osteoporosis. They join the current team of Associate Editors which includes Professor Robert A. Adler, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center (USA); Neil Binkley, University of Wisconsin (USA);…
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Professor Nicholas Harvey awarded the 2023 OrtoMed Medal
Professor Nicholas Harvey, Director of the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, UK and Chair of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee of Scientific Advisors, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Ortomed Medal. The Award was presented by OrtoMed Executive Director Professor Maria Luisa Brandi on November 30th, during the XVIII OrtoMed Congress held…
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MRC LEC researchers contribute to ground-breaking survey of global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence
Professors Cyrus Cooper, Elaine Dennison and Caroline Fall have recently contributed to a major study of global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose and haemoglobin A1c, as part of the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. The study, published recently in Nature Medicine, used data from 117 population-based studies and quantified the prevalence…
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Professor Cyrus Cooper awarded the Royal Osteoporosis Society Linda Edwards Prize
Very many congratulations to Professor Cyrus Cooper, who was recently presented with the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s highest scientific award at the charity’s Osteoporosis 2023 Conference in Manchester. The Linda Edwards Award, in memory of the founding Chief Executive of the charity, recognises outstanding achievements in the field of osteoporosis. For over four decades, Prof Cooper…
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European scientists, including Southampton’s Professor Janis Baird, say new policies on food could transform the way we eat.
We assume that our choices about what to eat are entirely our own responsibility. Yet this is not entirely true – our choices are influenced by adverts and marketing, limited by the options we have available to us, and constrained by the money we can afford to spend. This is why a group of advisors,…
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MRC LEC researchers recognised for their outstanding presentations during the Faculty of Medicine Research Conference 2023
Researchers at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC) received Certificates of Excellence for the quality of their oral presentations at the 2023 Faculty of Medicine Research Conference. Dr Leo Westbury presented research highlighting the increased risk of incident fracture for women in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study who were not in relationships, in comparison to…
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University of Southampton MRC LEC researcher contributes to major global study of hip fracture epidemiology
Professor Cyrus Cooper co-authored comprehensive review of worldwide hip fracture secular trends, associated mortality and rates of post-fracture osteoporosis treatment. Of all osteoporosis-related fractures, hip fractures cause the most morbidity with reported mortality rates up to 20-24% in the first year after a hip fracture. Loss of function and independence among survivors is profound, with…