Manchester Metropolitan University

• Jacqueline Limberg

  Lead investigator

• Liangxiu Han

  Principal Investigator

Sources: openalex.org, gtr.ukri.org

• American Heart Association

  International Visiting Professorship Award, Networking and Collaborative Research on Obesity-Related Cerebrovascular Dysfunction at the University of Missouri, 25IVPHA1468277, $9.9K, 2025–2026, Lead, Apr 1, 2025

• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Research Grant, EYE-SCREEN-4-DPN: Development of an innovative Intelligent EYE imaging solution for SCREENing of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, EP/X013707/1, £380K, 2023–2027, Aug 1, 2023

• Innovative UK

  Knowledge Transfer Partnership, Manchester Metropolitan University and WideCells Group plc, 511280, £157K, 2019, Jan 1, 2019

Sources: openalex.org, gtr.ukri.org

• Initial Characterisation of Musculoskeletal Health in Ageing Transgender and Gender Diverse Women

  Sep 16, 2026

• Epigenetic Modulation of the ACE System Underlies the Slow Aerobic Muscle Phenotype and Metabolic Exercise Response

  Mar 31, 2026

• Musculoskeletal Health in Ageing Transgender and Gender Diverse Women: A Pilot Study

  Dec 11, 2025

• Effectiveness and feasibility of a theory-informed intervention to improve Mediterranean diet adherence, physical activity and cognition in older adults at risk of dementia: the MedEx-UK randomised controlled trial

  Dec 23, 2024

• International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions

  Dec 6, 2024

• Are associations between physical activity and bone mineral density in adults sex- and age-dependent? An analysis of the UK Biobank study

  May 2, 2024

• Bone mineral density in high-level endurance runners: part A-site-specific characteristics

  Sep 12, 2021

• Age-Related Declines in Lower Limb Muscle Function are Similar in Power and Endurance Athletes of Both Sexes: A Longitudinal Study of Master Athletes

  Sep 9, 2021

• Early-Life Socioeconomic Position and the Accumulation of Health-Related Deficits by Midlife in the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study

  Aug 1, 2021

• Action Imagery and Observation in Neurorehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease (ACTION-PD): Development of a User-Informed Home Training Intervention to Improve Functional Hand Movements

  ES/K013564/1, 209741/Z/17/Z, Jul 23, 2021

• A prolonged hiatus in postmenopausal HRT, does not nullify the therapy's positive impact on ageing related sarcopenia

  May 5, 2021

• The combined effects of obesity and ageing on skeletal muscle function and tendon properties in vivo in men

  Jan 23, 2021

• The Effects of Displacing Sedentary Behavior With Two Distinct Patterns of Light Activity on Health Outcomes in Older Adults (Implications for COVID-19 Quarantine)

  Dec 11, 2020

• Minimizing sedentary behavior (without increasing medium-to-vigorous exercise) associated functional improvement in older women is somewhat dependent on a measurable increase in muscle size

  Dec 3, 2020

• Regular endurance exercise of overloaded muscle of young and old male mice does not attenuate hypertrophy and improves fatigue resistance

  Jul 8, 2020

• Greater maintenance of bone mineral content in male than female athletes and in sprinting and jumping than endurance athletes: a longitudinal study of bone strength in elite masters athletes

  Jun 10, 2020

• The difference in sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity between older adults with 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' cardiometabolic profiles: a cross-sectional compositional data analysis approach

  Dec 12, 2019

• Using isotemporal substitution to predict the effects of changing physical behaviour on older adults' cardio-metabolic profiles

  Oct 23, 2019

• A micromechanical muscle model for determining the impact of motor unit fiber clustering on force transmission in aging skeletal muscle

  May 2, 2019

• A pivotal role for Nrf2 in endothelial detachment- implications for endothelial erosion of stenotic plaques

  Feb 1, 2019

Sources: openalex.org, api.crossref.org

• Glycemic control and weight loss benefits of fixed-ratio combinations of basal insulins and GLP1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

  Endocrine, Oct 31, 2026

• Vascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults Who Use Nicotine Vapes

  JAMA cardiology, Oct 23, 2026

• Development and Validation of a Conceptual Epidemiological and Economic Model for Predicting Obesity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis–Informed Approach

  Research Square, Sep 30, 2026

• Tablet exercise program improved balance in older adults

  Age and ageing, Sep 24, 2026

• Changes in cardiac function before and after hot water immersion and endurance exercise in middle-aged individuals with overweight or obesity

  European journal of applied physiology, Sep 19, 2026

• Initial Characterisation of Musculoskeletal Health in Ageing Transgender and Gender Diverse Women

  Research Square, Sep 17, 2026

• Mechanisms of Aging in Phenylketonuria (PKU)

  American journal of medical genetics. Part A, Sep 16, 2026

• The Optimal Exercise Modality and Dose for Blood Pressure Management in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Systematic Review with Bayesian Model-Based, and Dose-Response Network Meta-Analysis of RCTs

  Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), Aug 18, 2026

• Outcomes of cardiovascular screening in professional female football players

  British journal of sports medicine, Aug 11, 2026

• Role of Oral Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Weight Management for Individuals With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

  Obesity science & practice, Aug 7, 2026

• Comparison of exercise training and repeated hot water immersion on vascular function in overweight older adults

  Experimental physiology, Jul 20, 2026

• Childhood socioeconomic status and episodic memory in later life: the moderating roles of education and social class in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2002-2024)

  BMJ public health, Jul 17, 2026

• Sedentary behaviour is linked to impaired postural balance but not gastrocnemius medialis tendon properties in older adults

  Scientific reports, Jul 14, 2026

• Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Keep-on-Keep-up (KOKU) digital falls prevention programme in community-dwelling older adults: Results of a randomised controlled trial

  medRxiv, Jul 10, 2026

• Multidimensional menopausal symptom burden in Singapore - MARIE work package 2a population analysis

  Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society, Jul 9, 2026

• Physical and mental health impact of perimenopause, menopause and post menopause in a diverse global population (MARIE Project- Global Chapter WP 2a): cross-sectional quantitative data from a mixed-methods study

  EClinicalMedicine, Jul 1, 2026

• Effects of High-Impact Exercise on Bone Marker Concentrations During Controlled Low Energy Availability in Recreational Female Runners

  Calcified tissue international, Jun 25, 2026

• Caloric restriction and aerobic exercise differentially counteract muscle-tendon dysfunction following diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice

  The Journal of physiology, May 15, 2026

• Waking-hours sedentary behaviour and its PA-independent associations with muscle strength, specific force, activation capacity, and fatigability in older adults

  Experimental gerontology, May 13, 2026

• Ranking the impact of co-morbidities on mortality in burn injuries: A global perspective across adult, older adult, and elderly populations

  Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, May 13, 2026