Category: News
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MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit researchers contribute to £1.6M study on how bone size, shape and structure lead to arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to a £1.6M Wellcome Trust award, researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, will contribute to the analysis of data from 100,000 men and women in the UK Biobank study, evaluating how the size, shape and structure of bones and joints leads to the development of common age-related…
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Calcium and Vitamin D supplements are not associated with risk of heart attacks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New research from the University of Southampton has found no association between the use of calcium or vitamin D supplementation and cardiovascular events such as heart attacks.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Calcium and vitamin D supplements, which usually come in the forms of tablets, are widely used in the population and have been generally viewed as relatively safe, but some…
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Community-based screening with FRAX can reduce hip fractures, study finds
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Southampton researchers have contributed to the trial of a community-based screening programme in older UK women, demonstrating an estimated 28% reduction in hip fractures. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Results of a large multicentre UK-based study published today in The Lancet demonstrate that screening of older women for fracture risk, and recommending treatment accordingly, leads to a marked reduction in…
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Higher inflammation in older age is linked to weaker strength and lower muscle mass
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although inflammation can arise due to injury or infection, chronic inflammation can occur in older age due to ageing processes within the immune system. Older people with higher levels of chronic inflammation are likely to have weaker muscles and lower muscle mass, according to a new study carried out at the University of Southampton.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Scientists from…
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Professor Cooper awarded Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher 2017
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Congratulations to Professor Cyrus Cooper on being named a 2017 Highly Cited Researcher in the Clinical Medicine category. Professor Cooper’s research ranks among the top 1% most cited works in his field and during its year of publication, earned the mark of exceptional impact. Highly Cited Researchers is an annual list published by Clarivate…
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Poorer health influences level and rate of decline in muscle strength in later life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4594″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=”page_margin_top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Older people with poorer health are likely to have weaker muscles and to experience a faster rate of decline in muscle strength, according to a new study carried out at the University of Southampton.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Scientists from the University’s Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) examined the relationship between a…
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Centre of Excellence involved with parliamentary launch of new report October 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arthritis Research UK/MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work Members participated in the Parliamentary Launch of the NRAS ‘Work Matters’ report, attended by the Minister for Work and Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt. The report collates the experiences of more than 1000 people with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, following up from a similar survey…
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GENETICISTS LINK 153 NEW VARIANTS TO OSTEOPOROSIS RISK
Scientists at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton have worked with researchers from University of Queensland in Australia and McGill University in Canada to identify 153 new gene variants associated with loss of bone mineral density and an increased risk of fracture. The study comprises the largest ever genetic study of common age…
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An Interesting Meeting on Election Day
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cyrus Cooper Cyrus Cooper, OBE, DL, FMedSci Director & Professor of Rheumatology, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit; Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton; and Professor of Epidemiology, University of Oxford. On election-day, exactly a week ago at the time of writing, I found myself in a hotel room in Geneva, where I was chairing a…
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Genes influence response to vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4405″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=”page_margin_top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Maintaining a high vitamin D level during pregnancy is important for the developing baby. All women are recommended to take vitamin D supplements when they are pregnant, but a recent study from the University of Southampton has shown that a woman’s genes are also an important determinant of her vitamin…