How do you feel about a blood test which can predict your death?

There is one in the making which can give you clues about your mortality

Blood tests are perhaps the most commonly conducted medical tests. It is the first line of action that your doctor suggests if you end up going there for some health concerns. Most of the medical labs these days are well equipped to conduct these tests. And blood tests are pretty good at identifying different ailments that one might be experiencing.

But now a group of European researchers has earmarked a new study published in the scientific journal Nature Communications. The study entails looking at different biomarkers in human blood to predict how much longer can a particular person live.

This large scale international study was led by researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in collaboration with biobanks, BBMRI-NL (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure the Netherlands) and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.

Key statistics of the study were as follows:

• Blood samples of 44,168 people aged between 18–109 were analyzed.
• 5,512 people died during the study which lasted 16–17 years.
• A total of 226 biomarkers were…