Blood Protein Markers Identified as Early Indicators of Cardiometabolic Disease in Children
Source Summary
Researchers from Vanderbilt Health, UTHealth Houston, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified early blood protein markers of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease (CKMD) in children as young as 8 years old. These early signs may potentially be reversed using a new class of weight-loss drugs already widely used in adults.
Why it matters
Early identification of cardiometabolic disease markers in children could enable intervention with existing weight-loss medications before disease progression occurs.
