A Venn Diagram Showing How Different Metabolites Relate to Different Age-Related Disorders (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

A Venn Diagram Showing How Different Metabolites Relate to Different Age-Related Disorders

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22 different blood metabolites correlating to frailty, cognitive impairment and hypomobility were discovered. Although some of these metabolites were relevant to more than one disorder, frailty was found to have a distinct metabolomic profile.

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