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Research project

Establishment of a National Network on Musculoskeletal Ageing

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Cyrus Cooper

Prof Rheumatology Clinical Epidemiology

Research interests

  • Key research contributions have been:
  • discovery of the developmental influences which contribute to the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture in late adulthood
  • demonstration that maternal vitamin D insufficiency is associated with sub-optimal bone mineral accrual in childhood
Connect with Cyrus

Email: [email protected]

Other researchers

Professor Nicholas Harvey

Director/Professor

Research interests

  • Lifecourse epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Understanding mechanism and development of novel interventions across lifecourse to prevent fragility fractures
Connect with Nicholas

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

UKRI MRC National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network: strategic prioritisation to increase healthy lifespan and minimise physical frailty
Nicholas Harvey, Peter Clegg, Elaine Dennison, Paul Greenhaff, Simon J. Griffin, Celia L. Gregson, Malcom J. Jackson, Janet M. Lord, Eugene V. McCloskey, Emma J. Stevenson, Jonathan H. Tobias, Kate Ward & Cyrus Cooper, 2022, Archives of Osteoporosis, 17(1)
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-022-01172-z
Type: article
Lower birth weight is linked to poorer cardiovascular health in middle-aged population-based adults
Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, Jackie Cooper, Mae S. Bethell, Celeste McCracken, Adam J. Lewandowski, Paul Leeson, Stefan Neubauer, Nicholas C. Harvey & Steffen E Petersen, 2022, Heart
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321733
Type: article
The association between number and ages of children and the physical activity of mothers: cross-sectional analyses from the Southampton Women's Survey
Rachel F. Simpson, Kathryn R. Hesketh, Sarah R. Crozier, Janis Baird, Cyrus Cooper, Keith M. Godfrey, Nicholas C. Harvey, Kate Westgate, Hazel M. Inskip & Esther M.F. van Sluijs, 2022, PLoS ONE, 17(11)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276964
Type: article
Intervention thresholds and diagnostic thresholds in the management of osteoporosis.
John A. Kanis, Eugene V. McCloskey, Nicholas Harvey, Cyrus Cooper, Rene Rizzoli, Bess Dawson-Hughes, Stefania Maggi & Jean-Yves Reginster, 2022, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(12), 3155 - 3157
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-022-02216-7
Type: letterEditorial
Knee osteoarthritis and adverse health outcomes
Nicola Veronese, Germain Honvo, Olivier Bruyère, René Rizzoli, Mario Barbagallo, Stefania Maggi, Lee Smith, Shaun Sabico, Nasser Al-Daghri, Cyrus Cooper, Francesco Pegreffi & Jean-Yves Reginster, 2022, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-022-02289-4
Type: review