Function acquires Getlabs to expand at-home diagnostics

Function Health has acquired Getlabs, a mobile healthcare platform that dispatches licensed professionals to collect blood samples at a patient’s home, office, or other location. The integration introduces a new option for Function members: either visit one of more than 2,000 lab locations or schedule a home blood draw. The diagnostic process, lab panels, and…

ByJon LipseyApril 12, 20260Comments

MIND Vanguard

The race to copy your brain before AI replaces you

Christian Larsen does not hedge when the conversation turns to AI. If a superintelligent AI “species” emerges, one that is faster, more capable and operating at a fundamentally different level of capacity, he believes the outcome is already decided. “There’s no question that they will have the upper hand,” he says. Not in ten years.…

ByJon LipseyApril 2, 20260Comments

HEALTH Explainer

What is biological dentistry?

Biological dentistry treats the mouth as part of the whole body rather than a separate repair site. In practice that means metal-free restorations, protective protocols when removing existing metalwork, and treating chronic dental infection as a possible contributor to illness elsewhere in the body. Parts of the approach are now mainstream: the UK has agreed…

ByJon LipseyMarch 24, 20260Comments

HEALTH

The pill made from someone else’s microbiome

Gut health firm Viome has announced a partnership with Microsoft to build an AI infrastructure for the human microbiome - a move that could mark the next frontier in personalised health. At first glance, it sounds like a routine tech deal. In reality, it’s a major step toward programmable biology. Inside the partnership Viome’s goal…

ByJon LipseyFebruary 6, 20260Comments

HEALTH Obesity crisis

Metabolic ill health will cost the global economy trillions

McKinsey Health Institute recently released a 59-page report on global metabolic health — and the numbers are impossible to ignore. Around 900 million adults worldwide are obese, and more than 20 chronic diseases, from diabetes to dementia, are directly linked to obesity. The economic impact is equally severe: $2.76 trillion in GDP could be wiped…

ByJon LipseyFebruary 1, 20260Comments

HEALTH Explainer

Thymosin Alpha-1: Can This Peptide Fight Inflammation, Infection and Fatigue?

Thymosin Alpha-1 isn’t new. It’s not being whispered about in underground forums or passed around in black-labelled bottles. In fact, this peptide has been used in clinical settings for more than three decades — particularly in countries like China — as a treatment for chronic viral infections and immune dysfunction. But in recent years, it’s…

ByJon LipseyJanuary 3, 20260Comments

HEALTH Explainer

What is your metabolic age and how do you calculate it?

You're familiar with your chronological age, but there’s another measure that could be even more relevant when it comes to your health—your metabolic age. This lesser-known metric gives you an idea of how your body is aging on the inside, and it’s often a better indicator of overall health than the number of candles on…

ByJon LipseyDecember 13, 20250Comments

BUSINESS

The tech billionaires betting big on longevity

If you had billions in the bank, where would you invest? For some of the world’s wealthiest tech entrepreneurs, the answer is simple - developing life-extending technology so they can stick around a little longer to enjoy their riches. From reversing aging to regenerative medicine, these industry giants are pouring their fortunes into making a…

ByJon LipseyDecember 7, 20250Comments

cjc-1295 growth hormone peptide benefits

HEALTH

Should you take the CJC-1295 growth hormone peptide?

Dr Neil Paulvin has a polite way of talking about the elephant in the room. One minute he’s breaking down growth hormone peptides like CJC-1295 - what they’re used for, how they stack up against Tesamorelin, and why they don’t always move the needle on your lab work. The next, he’s explaining how podcast superstar…

ByUnfilteredDecember 2, 20250Comments

HEALTH

The Wild West of peptides: what BPC-157 can and can’t do

There are very few compounds that can make a functional medicine doctor sound like a bouncer, but BPC-157 manages it. “It’s become a bit like the Wild West,” says Dr Neil Paulvin, a Manhattan-based physician who specialises in functional and regenerative medicine. He’s talking about peptides, and specifically the one that’s gone from underground bodybuilding…

ByUnfilteredDecember 2, 20250Comments

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