Using 14 years of data from women transitioning through menopause, Carrie Ann Karvonen-Gutierrez and Sioban Harlow worked with other medical researchers to identify which changes in bone traits signal risk of bone loss/fracture. The authors say: “With further research, our goal is to use simple bone traits to identify those women that may benefit from early intervention when it comes to bone fragility, instead of the current strategy, which treats individuals after they have lost appreciable bone mass and strength.”

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