VOCs profile can discriminate biological age

Abstract

Understanding the biological bases of human aging and longevity has attracted a growing interest over the last decades,as aging is no longer considered as an unavoidable and physiological process,and potential approaches to counteract or delay it are emerging.Moreover, experiments of genetic manipulation on animal models displayed the potential to extend lifespan or prevent many chronic age-related diseases.In this scenario,the need for reliable tools to evaluate the age of the subjects has dramatically emerged,and to this purpose in the last years several studies focused on the identification of new biomarkers that can discriminate people of different age and health status