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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4400″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]The health of children’s bones could be determined before they are born, a new University of Southampton study has shown.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Researchers from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and the Institute of Developmental Sciences at the University of Southampton, as part of the Epigen Global Consortium, looked at whether bone health might be influenced…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An insight into the global outreach of our research, describing the background and content of the World Congress in Florence, Italy. Read the article   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4312″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”4313″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_single_image image=”4314″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”4315″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_single_image image=”4316″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING SCIENCE EVENTS. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL OPEN DAY 2017. SEE IF YOU CAN BEAT YOUR PREVIOUS SCORE! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]On Saturday 18th March, the University of Southampton will be opening its doors to the public for its annual science and engineering festival held throughout the main Campus. To view the full programme, go to -: www.sotsef.co.uk[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”4289″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=”page_margin_top_section”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The MRC, Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (LEU) together with researchers from the faculty of Medicine will…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Congratulations to Professor Cyrus Cooper for being selected once again as a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in the Clinical Medicine category, for 2016. Highly Cited Researchers is an annual list published by Thomson Reuters recognising leading researchers in the sciences and social sciences from around the world. Professor Cooper’s work on the…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4270″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_column_text]Congratulations to the MRC LEU Bone & Joint group on a very successful National Osteoporosis Society conference last week. Particular congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Curtis, Dr Alice Dawson, Dr Anna Litwic and Dr Rebecca Moon, who all received Young Investigator Awards for their scientific contributions. Professors Elaine Dennison and Nicholas Harvey…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4267″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_column_text]On Tuesday 1st November, Dr Kate Ward was an invited speaker at the All Parties Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group meeting, on behalf of the National Osteoporosis Society.  The meeting was convened by Gordon Marsden MP and The Baroness Cumberledge, to drive for a Call to Action on the implementation of the recently released…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4263″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_column_text]Professor Cyrus Cooper was a plenary speaker and guest of honour at the above event and accompanying symposium, at which the health impact of osteoporosis in eight Eastern European and Central Asian countries was outlined; and key primary and secondary preventive strategies against fracture were delineated.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vitamin D needs differ between women (Daily Mirror)   A study by the University of Southampton has shown that pregnant women respond differently to vitamin D supplements. It was found that the supplement was less effective at increasing the levels of vitamin D in pregnant women if they had their babies in the winter, have…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4245″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_column_text]A recent report by Universities UK International has highlighted the beneficial outcomes of international collaborative research.   The MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and the University of Southampton feature in the report for their partnership with institutions in Singapore and New Zealand under the global research consortium, EpiGen.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4248″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_column_text]EpiGen has…