About this Research Topic
Frontiers in Endocrinology presents a new Research Topic highlighting the latest work on sex-related differences in bone disease and musculoskeletal health.
This collection invites high quality contributions from international researchers and will form part of a series of topics focused on sex-related differences and how these are manifested across the span of multiple domains of endocrinology.
Sex-related differences have been observed to influence disease pathology, treatments and outcomes, making an understanding of these differences an important step on the path to effective treatment and prevention.
In the case of bone disease and musculoskeletal health, in addition to evident differences in bone mass and structure between the sexes, there are well-documented discrepancies in incidence of disease and the way in which male and female musculoskeletal health can be affected. These differences reflect the action of different sex hormone levels, however further insight into the causes, manifestation and implications for treatment of the disparity between sexes is required if patient care is to be optimized.
This Research Topic aims to shed more light on this issue and all article types accepted by Frontiers in Endocrinology can be considered.
This collection invites high quality contributions from international researchers and will form part of a series of topics focused on sex-related differences and how these are manifested across the span of multiple domains of endocrinology.
Sex-related differences have been observed to influence disease pathology, treatments and outcomes, making an understanding of these differences an important step on the path to effective treatment and prevention.
In the case of bone disease and musculoskeletal health, in addition to evident differences in bone mass and structure between the sexes, there are well-documented discrepancies in incidence of disease and the way in which male and female musculoskeletal health can be affected. These differences reflect the action of different sex hormone levels, however further insight into the causes, manifestation and implications for treatment of the disparity between sexes is required if patient care is to be optimized.
This Research Topic aims to shed more light on this issue and all article types accepted by Frontiers in Endocrinology can be considered.
Keywords: sex differences, sexual dimorphism, bone disease, musculoskeletal health
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
