Question reference: S3W-02367
- Date lodged: 24 July 2007
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Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 August 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken any study into the causes of osteoporosis.
Answer
The Chief Scientist Office(CSO) within the Scottish Government is providing £4.4 million of funding forGeneration Scotland, a large scale genetic study of which osteoporosis is oneof the conditions under investigation.
CSOhas funded other research projects into osteoporosis in the past. Furtherproposals on research into osteoporosis would be welcomed by CSO. These wouldbe subject to the usual peer and committee review.
The Medical Research Council(MRC) is one of the main agencies through which the Government supports medicaland clinical research. In 2005-06, MRC expenditure on research intoosteoporosis amounted to £2.3 million.