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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…

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14 hours ago

BUSINESS

Temple raises $54M to develop brain-tracking wearable platform

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…

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14 hours ago

MIND Explainer

What are brain-monitoring wearables and how do they measure neural activity?

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…

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4 days ago

TECH

Microsoft launches health Copilot to integrate AI assistants with medical and wearable data

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…

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4 days ago

TECH

What is predictive health AI and how does it work in sleep technology?

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…

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4 days ago

GEAR

Eight Sleep raises $50M to expand predictive health AI platform

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…

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4 days ago

TECH Explainer

What is gesture control in wearable devices and how does it work?

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…

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4 days ago

GEAR

Oura acquires Doublepoint to expand gesture-controlled wearable AI ecosystem

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…

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Mar 2026

NUTRITION Explainer

What is a fasting-mimicking diet and how does it influence metabolic and ageing pathways?

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…

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Mar 2026

BUSINESS Vanguard

Meet the man building the “CES of longevity”

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…

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