Due to global aging, frailty and sarcopenia are increasing. Sarcopenia is defined as loss of volume and strength of skeletal muscle in elderlies, while frailty involves multiple domains of aging-related dysfunction, impaired cognition, hypomobility and decreased social activity. However, little i...
Metabolites in human biofluids reflect individual physiological body states influenced by various factors. Using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), we conducted non-targeted, non-invasive, comprehensive metabolomics using saliva of 27 healthy volunteers in Okinawa, consisting of 13 ...
Parkinson's Disease (PD) has been associated with a distinct odour, which emanates from the skin and is strongest in sebum-rich areas. In this study, sebum was sampled from participants using cotton gauze and the volatile components emanating from these swabs were analysed directly with thermal d...
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are crucial for drug metabolism, yet inter-individual variability in their activity remains a significant clinical challenge. Current phenotyping methods are often impractical or even impossible, particularly in forensic toxicology and vulnerable populations. This pr...