New hormone discovery ‘could help predict future diseases in men’

Scientists find level of INSL3 in blood correlates with age-related illnesses, Mustafa Qadri writes

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The level of a specific hormone in men can help predict whether they are likely to develop certain diseases later in life, a study has found.

Scientists from Nottingham University found a hormone called INSL3 can be useful in predicting the development of age-linked diseases such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease and diabetes in men.

The study found that the level of INSL3 in blood correlates with a range of these age-related illnesses.