It's got metabolites!...............
Posted on 07/09/2013 9:02:11 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Chemical 'fingerprint' in the blood could provide clues to health later in life
Metabolites indicate future lung function, bone density, and blood pressure
Could pave the way for new treatments for age related conditionsA revolutionary new blood test could tell you how long you will live, and how quickly you will age.
Scientists have discovered a chemical ‘fingerprint’ in the blood that may provide clues to an infant's health and rate of ageing near the end of life.
The discovery raises the prospect of a simple test at birth that could help doctors stave off the ravages of disease in old age.
It could lead to the development of powerful new treatments for age related conditions such as bone problems and heart disease.
Scientists identified 22 metabolites, small molecules linked to metabolism, that may be useful indicators of how we can expect to grow old.
One in particular, linked to a range of traits including lung function, bone density, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, was singled out by the researchers.
It is also strongly associated with birth weight - itself a known determinant of healthy ageing.
Levels of this metabolite, C-glyTrp, could reflect accelerated ageing in later adulthood, the scientists believe.
Higher levels of the molecule were associated with lower weight at birth in comparisons between pairs of identical twins.
Study leader Professor Tim Spector, from King's College London, said: ‘Scientists have known for a long time that a person's weight at the time of birth is an important determinant of health in middle and old age, and that people with low birth weight are more susceptible to age related diseases.
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Good news! That means if you get the “good to go” certificate from the doctor at birth one can party hard, smoke, and drink to ones hearts content! Gotta love this study. Damn, I wish I had known this when I was a young adult. //sarc off//
I don’t want to know, it keeps me on my toes (not just with the Almighty).
Good for the ObamaDon’tCare death panels.
Good news! That means ObamaCare can triage you from birth...
OR affect how much they can charge you for life insurance or deny you.
This must be witchcraft as there is no way to tell when you will die in a car crash or hit by am meteorite...
Yes: Now they can charge more for their insurance for people who are going to live a long time and give a break to those who won’t
Ya know Horse dung is horse dung, no matter what ya do with it.
In obamaland, every medical advance will be welcomed . . . except the discovery of the “gay” gene.
Insurance companies will looooooove this...............
Here comes deeply customized life insurance and other types of insurances.
It's got metabolites!...............
Yeah but will that stop that bus from hitting you?
My never fail blood test is to prick my finger. If it bleeds, it means I’m going to live.
Did you mean:
Yes: Now they can charge more for their insurance for people who aren't going to live a long time.
I'm pretty sure you didn't seriously think they'd give anyone a break...
Does it cover being hit by a bus or assault by a member of a racially privileged class?
Well they just came up with a way to mix pig poop with rocks to make road pavement...No sh*t.
She had 8 sisters and 1 brother. The next youngest to die was 81, from cancer. A few made it to latter 80's and a 4 made it into their 90's, with her sister 1 year younger than her, missing her 100th birthday by a few months.
My other grandmother missed her 101st birthday by 4 months.
I don't know anything about that grandfather or any of their siblings.
Seems like I could be genetically inclined for long life.
The danger of this new knowledge is applying it to the Ezekiel Emanuel approach to abortion, coming to a clinic near you...
Might be a little slippery in the rain.
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