Researchers create experimental blood test to determine BHI by gauging performance of mitochondria

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine have created an experimental blood test that, for the first time, determines a “Bioenergetic Health Index,” or BHI, by gauging the performance of mitochondria, the cell's energy powerhouses.

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Researchers create experimental blood test to determine BHI by gauging performance of mitochondria

DNA link to sugar impact risk for heart disease and diabetes

Genes in mitochondria, the “powerhouses” that turn sugar into energy in human cells, shape a person’s risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

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DNA link to sugar impact risk for heart disease and diabetes