Packed Lunch: Healthy Bones

Feed your curiosity at our daytime discussions. Drop in to hear local scientists in conversation about their latest experiments, life in the lab and why science matters to everyone, all in the space of your lunch hour. Bring your sarnies with you to eat while you listen.

Osteoporosis affects one in two women over the age of 50 and results in bones becoming weaker and breaking more easily. Dr Amelia Moore is currently studing whether adding vitamin K to the current treatment regime can improve bone health in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. She is also looking at a new imaging procedure for diagnosing Paget’s disease of bone. Come and hear more about the latest research into how we can keep our bones healthy.