By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Jun 24 2026 A sweeping plasma metabolite map from nearly 390,000 participants links blood chemistry to disease risk, comorbidity patterns, and future diagnostic possibilities. Study: A large-scale human plasma metabolite atlas from over 380,000 participants . Image Credit: ArtemisDiana / Shutterstock In a recent study published as an 'article in press' in the journal  Communications Biology , researchers described the development