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| Dr David Scott |
Department of Medicine postdoctoral research fellow Dr David
Scott has received the prestigious 2017 ESCEO-AgNovos Healthcare Young
Investigator Award, and will be presented with his prize at the World Congress
on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO) next month
in Florence, Italy.
A partnership of the WCO, the International Osteoporosis Foundation
(IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of
Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), the annual
Congress is the world’s leading clinical conference on bone, joint and muscle
health.
At the conference, Dr Scott will present his latest research on
sarcopenic obesity.
"We have previously demonstrated
that older adults with sarcopenia (low muscle mass and strength), combined with
obesity, have increased fracture risk but surprisingly this was not explained
by greater falls rates,” said Dr Scott.
Dr Scott’s current research is
exploring whether the relationship is explained by weaker bones.
“Indeed, we have found that
sarcopenic obese older adults have low bone density and quality, and this
appears to be related to their low relative muscle mass and also higher amounts
of fat infiltration within their muscles."
Dr Scott said the next steps are to
seek funding to trial a multi-component exercise program for sarcopenic obese
older adults, including a range of activities designed to reduce fat mass,
while improving muscle mass and function, as well as and bone quality.
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