Category: Press Releases
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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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Professor Janis Baird appointed as President Elect for SSMPH
Janis Baird, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre has been appointed as President Elect for the Society of Social Medicine and Population Health (SSMPH). The Society aims to promote the development of scientific knowledge in social medicine. This covers a range of subjects, including epidemiology, the medical and health…
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University of Southampton researchers contribute to new World Health Organization collaboration
Scientists at the University’s MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre are part of a new international collaboration agreement between the World Health Organization and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), aimed at eradicating fragility fractures caused by osteoporosis, with the International Osteoporosis…
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Found cities, Lost objects: Women in the city
An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition Curated by Lubina Himid CBE 3 Feb – 6 May 2023 Curated by Turner Prize winner and internationally renowned artist Lubaina Himid, CBE, Found Cities, Lost Objects invites us, through the works of female contemporary artists, to consider the experiences of women in the city. With works from the Arts Council Collection…
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MRC LEC researchers awarded major international research prizes at 2022 World Congress in Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious IOF Olof Johnell Science Award to Elaine Dennison, Professor of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology at the University of Southampton’s MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC). Presented annually on the occasion of the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, the IOF Olof Johnell Award recognises individuals who…
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MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre researchers lead new UKRI MRC National Musculoskeletal Network
As a key part of its investment in units and centres, the UK Medical Research Council has funded a new National Musculoskeletal Network to underpin a step change in musculoskeletal ageing research capacity and strategy. Led by Professor Cyrus Cooper and Professor Nicholas Harvey at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, the network…
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Major new Medical Research Foundation funded partnership between MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, University of Sheffield and the UK Royal Osteoporosis Society
This new collaboration, led by Professor Nicholas Harvey at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC), University of Southampton, will undertake collaborative work to alter UK national policy on systematic fracture risk assessment in the community. Every year over 500,000 older people in the UK break a bone due to osteoporosis (weakening of the bones)…
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MRC LEC researchers contribute to elucidation of novel links between genetically determined 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration and mortality amongst vitamin D deficient individuals.
In a study led by the MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge, published recently in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, the Hertfordshire Cohort was among 33 prospective studies comprising 500,962 individuals in which researchers examined associations between 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and cardiovascular and mortality outcomes. These observational analyses suggested inverse associations with…