An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from a patient with COVID-19 − but their occasional similarities can reveal important insights into health and disease.
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Aging is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. Figuring out what influences longevity and how to identify rapid agers could lead to healthier and longer lives for more people.
Body mass index is often used to gauge health. But there may be more accurate measures. A report on your blood metabolites, your metabolome, may distinguish healthier-obese from sicker-obese.
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Assistant Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Affiliate faculty in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UCSD ; Professor of Genomics at Scripps, The Scripps Research Institute
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Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
