Category: Press Releases

The Director of the MRC LEC, Professor Cyrus Cooper delivers a webinar for the International Osteoporosis Foundation Bonecast on the Approaches to Characterization of Very High Fracture Risk recorded on October 5th 2021.

New research from the University of Southampton shows that removing confectionery and other unhealthy products from checkouts and the end of nearby aisles and placing fruit and vegetables near store entrances prompts customers to make healthier food purchases. The study, led by Dr Christina Vogel, Principal Research Fellow in Public Health Nutrition and Janis Baird,…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New research from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) to help predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially heart attack and stroke, and hence to help reduce the burden of these diseases, has been published today in the European Heart Journal.1,2[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The research – carried out by the SCORE2 and SCORE2-Older Person (OP) working groups†…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People with unhealthy heart structures and poorer functioning hearts have a significantly higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, according to research by Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (The University of Southampton).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The researchers made use of the comprehensive and internationally unique UK Biobank database,…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vertebral fractures often remain undetected, despite their significance as risk factors for future fractures. The routine use of vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) in fracture liaison services would help physicians detect unrecognized fractures and inform treatment decisions.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A new position paper by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Fracture Working Group reviews the clinical significance of vertebral fractures,…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New research in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research demonstrates associations between lower bone mineral density and worse cardiovascular health in both men and women. Investigators at the University of Southampton’s Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London, used the internationally unique UK Biobank cohort…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Higher rates of severe COVID-19 infections in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations are not explained by socioeconomic or behavioral factors, cardiovascular disease risk, or by vitamin D status, according to new research led by investigators at the University of Southampton’s MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and at Queen Mary University of London.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The findings, published…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is high variability in access to, and quality of, bone density scanning facilities worldwide, according to a landmark global study carried out at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU, University of Southampton) in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A global survey of…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are very excited to announce that we have led a successful collaborative application to renew the National Centre of Excellence for Musculoskeletal Health and Work for a further five years (October 2019 – September 2024)! Versus Arthritis and the Medical Research Council have awarded us £2.2 million to continue discovering and developing cost-effective ways…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Professor Cyrus Cooper, Professor Nicholas Harvey, and Doctors Beth Curtis and Michael Clynes all represented the work of the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton, at the launch of the Royal Osteoporosis Society (previously the National Osteoporosis Society) at the Science Museum, London, February 13. The event, attended by HRH Duchess of…