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Most health trackers on the market start the day by handing you a number. A number that can influence how you feel about yourself and the day ahead. Sleep score.…

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Sep 2026

TECH Great minds

Owkin CEO Thomas Clozel on Europe’s ambition problem, AI biology and longevity hype

Thomas Clozel talks quickly. Very quickly. At times his thoughts seem to be generated faster than conversational language can organise them, with a new idea arriving before the previous one…

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Sep 2026

HEALTH Explainer

What materials are used in biological dentistry?

Biological dentistry’s argument about materials has largely been won. The EU banned dental amalgam from January 2025, and the Minamata Convention’s sixth conference agreed a global phase-out by 2034. Ceramic…

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Sep 2026

HEALTH Explainer

How does biological dentistry differ from conventional dentistry?

A biological dentist and a conventional dentist hold the same licence. In the UK both are registered with the General Dental Council, both took the same degree, and neither can…

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Sep 2026

HEALTH Great minds

Dr Dominik Nischwitz on the failure of traditional dentistry and why he has the answer

More than an hour after stepping off the main stage at the Health Optimisation Summit in London, Dr Dominik Nischwitz is still talking. The questions that started at the side…

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Aug 2026

HEALTH

XPRIZE Healthspan: the $81m longevity prize that convinced its own doubters

“I never thought we would actually get a winner,” says Dr Jamie Justice, Executive Vice President of Health at XPRIZE. She is talking about XPRIZE Healthspan, the project she oversees.…

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Aug 2026

BUSINESS

Inside the world’s most private longevity investment conference

The world’s most private longevity investment conference takes place in Switzerland next month and you are not on the list. Don’t take it personally. Hardly anyone is. Between the 14th…

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Aug 2026

HEALTH Investigation

Are peptides safe and legal? What the FDA ruling means in the US and UK

Updated 10 August 2026. Regulatory status current as of this date. Most approved peptide medicines are legal when prescribed appropriately. But wellness and lifestyle peptides such as BPC-157, TB-500 and…

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Aug 2026

HEALTH Vanguard

The longevity network that started in a pub, not a lab

Mo Elzek does not think that, in the coming years, you will be able to pop a magic pill and decide what age you want to be. He does, however,…

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Aug 2026

HEALTH Opinion

Christopher Snowdon: healthy lifestyles are a burden on taxpayers

If you work in health, Christopher Snowdon is supposed to be the enemy. He defends smokers, opposes minimum pricing on alcohol and argues against sugar taxes. He thinks the wellness…

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Owkin CEO Thomas Clozel on Europe’s ambition problem, AI biology and longevity hype

What materials are used in biological dentistry?

How does biological dentistry differ from conventional dentistry?

Dr Dominik Nischwitz on the failure of traditional dentistry and why he has the answer

XPRIZE Healthspan: the $81m longevity prize that convinced its own doubters

Inside the world’s most private longevity investment conference

Are peptides safe and legal? What the FDA ruling means in the US and UK

The longevity network that started in a pub, not a lab

Christopher Snowdon: healthy lifestyles are a burden on taxpayers

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