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Establishment of a National Network on Musculoskeletal Ageing

Staff

Lead researcher

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
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

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Health

The University hosts a substantial interdisciplinary community of researchers working to transform musculoskeletal health across the life course.

Research outputs

Osteoporosis in 2022: care gaps to screening and personalised medicine
Elizabeth Curtis,
Elaine Dennison,
Cyrus Cooper,
& Nicholas Harvey
, 2022 , Best Practice and Research. Clinical Rheumatology , 36 (3)
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2022.101754
Type: article
Early life vitamin D depletion and mechanical loading determine methylation changes in the RUNX2, RXRA, and osterix promoters in mice
Nevena Krstic,
Nick Bishop,
Elizabeth Curtis,
Cyrus Cooper,
Nicholas Harvey,
Karen Lillycrop,
Robert Murray,
Robert Owen,
Gwen Reilly,
Tim M. Skerry,
& Steph Borg
, 2022 , Genes & Nutrition , 17 (1)
DOI: 10.1186/s12263-022-00711-0
Type: article
Is regular weight bearing physical activity throughout the lifecourse associated with better bone health in late adulthood?
Jean Zhang,
Camille Parsons,
Nicholas Fuggle,
Kate Ward,
Cyrus Cooper,
& Elaine Dennison
, 2022 , Calcified Tissue International , 111 (3) , 279--287
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-022-00995-9
Type: article
Trabecular bone score adjustment for the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®)
Eugene McCloskey,
Nicholas Harvey,
Mattias Lorentzon,
Helena Johansson,
Didier Hans,
& John A. Kanis
, 2022 , Calcified Tissue International , 111 (2) , 226--227
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-022-00994-w
Type: letterEditorial
Medical history, medication use and physical activity in adults in their eighth and ninth decade of life in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study
Gregorio Bevilacqua,
Jean Zhang,
Camille Parsons,
Faidra Laskou,
Nicholas Fuggle,
Cyrus Cooper,
& Elaine Dennison
, 2022 , EXCLI , 21 , 695--703
DOI: 10.17179/excli2022-4874
Type: article