A clinical trial examining a fasting-mimicking intervention has reported improvements in several metabolic markers associated with ageing and chronic disease risk, adding to the growing body of research exploring fasting-based nutritional strategies.
The study evaluated the metabolic impact of a structured fasting-mimicking protocol designed to simulate many physiological effects of fasting while allowing limited nutrient…
Startup Temple has raised $54 million to develop a wearable device designed to track brain activity, signalling increasing investment in consumer neurotechnology.
The company is developing a head-worn device capable of monitoring neural signals in order to generate insights about cognitive performance, mental states, and brain health.
While brain-computer interfaces have historically been confined to…
Wearable health technology has spent the past decade focused on the body.
Smartwatches measure heart rate. Smart rings track sleep and recovery. Continuous glucose monitors observe metabolic responses.
The next frontier may be the brain.
Brain-monitoring wearables represent an emerging category of consumer neurotechnology designed to capture electrical activity produced by the brain and translate…
Microsoft has unveiled a new health-focused version of its Copilot system, signalling a major push into AI-powered personal health assistants.
The platform is designed to analyse and interpret multiple streams of health data, including medical records and data generated by wearable devices. By combining these datasets, the system aims to help users better understand their…
Sleep has quietly become one of the most valuable windows into human health.
Over the past decade, wearable devices and sensor platforms have made it possible to capture detailed physiological data while people sleep. What began as consumer sleep tracking has evolved into something far more significant: the development of predictive health AI systems that…
Eight Sleep raises $50M to scale predictive health AI
Sleep technology company Eight Sleep has raised $50 million in new funding at a reported $1.5 billion valuation, accelerating its push into predictive health monitoring powered by artificial intelligence.
The company is best known for its Pod smart mattress system, which integrates biometric sensors into a…
Wearable devices are evolving from passive health trackers into interactive computing platforms. One of the technologies driving this shift is gesture control — the ability for a device to interpret hand or finger movements as digital commands.
Gesture control wearables detect subtle muscle signals or motion patterns and translate them into inputs for digital systems…
Oura acquires gesture startup Doublepoint
Wearable health company Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a startup developing gesture-recognition technology that allows users to control digital devices through subtle hand movements. The move expands Oura’s capabilities beyond health tracking and into human–computer interaction, positioning the smart ring as a potential control interface for broader digital ecosystems.
Doublepoint’s technology…
For decades, fasting has been studied as one of the most powerful metabolic interventions affecting health and longevity. In laboratory animals, calorie restriction and fasting can extend lifespan, improve metabolic resilience, and influence cellular repair mechanisms.
The challenge has always been practical: prolonged fasting is difficult to maintain.
The fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) emerged as an…
For eight years, Phil Newman has watched the longevity megatrend gather momentum. As founder and CEO of First Longevity and Editor-in-Chief of Longevity Technology, he has had a front row seat as the industry evolved from niche curiosity to cultural phenomenon. Now he’s building a stage of his own.
The Longevity Show, launching this June…



