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Withings U-Scan brings lab-style urine testing to your toilet

Withings U-Scan brings lab-style urine testing to your toilet

TechRadar - 29-Oct-2025

Home device tracks hydration, nutrition, and kidney health in minutes via app

Fitness apps can cause shame and demotivation

Fitness apps can cause shame and demotivation

Independent - 23-Oct-2025

Analysis of 13,799 posts shows users feel shame, irritation, and demotivation from fitness apps

Major board shake-up at Novo Nordisk amid leadership clash

Major board shake-up at Novo Nordisk amid leadership clash

The Guardian - 21-Oct-2025

Wegovy maker faces leadership overhaul after dispute with its largest shareholder

Biohacker Bryan Johnson halts weight-loss drug experiment over side effects

Biohacker Bryan Johnson halts weight-loss drug experiment over side effects

UNILAD - 09-Oct-2025

Microdosing tirzepatide raised heart rate and lowered sleep quality for the longevity enthusiast

Oura ring maker secures $875M, valued at nearly $11B

Oura ring maker secures $875M, valued at nearly $11B

TechCrunch - 22-Sep-2025

Oura doubles valuation to $10.9B after selling 5.5M rings and projecting $1B+ revenue in 2025

Weight loss drugs may cut hospital visits and deaths in heart patients

Weight loss drugs may cut hospital visits and deaths in heart patients

The Guardian - 31-Aug-2025

These drugs could provide a powerful new option for millions worldwide

Leadership change ahead for Oxford Nanopore

Leadership change ahead for Oxford Nanopore

Financial Times (FT) - 11-Aug-2025

Gordon Sanghera to leave after 20 years as takeover interest grows in UK DNA sequencing firm

GLP-1 drug semaglutide linked to significant age reversal in study

GLP-1 drug semaglutide linked to significant age reversal in study

Futurism - 08-Aug-2025

Semaglutide study reveals slowed aging in key organs and up to five years’ brain age reversal

New obesity pill shows 12% weight loss in trials

New obesity pill shows 12% weight loss in trials

BBC - 08-Aug-2025

Orforglipron offers a needle-free option for tackling obesity, pending global approval

Smartwatches miss the mark on stress detection, study finds

Smartwatches miss the mark on stress detection, study finds

The Guardian - 08-Aug-2025

Research shows wearables often misread stress, better at tracking sleep than emotions

Cook fresh, drop pounds: whole foods beat processed in weight loss stud

Cook fresh, drop pounds: whole foods beat processed in weight loss stud

The Guardian - 04-Aug-2025

Minimally processed diets cut weight, fat, and cravings better than ultra-processed ones

Sava raises $19m for next-gen glucose monitoring wearable

Sava raises $19m for next-gen glucose monitoring wearable

Longevity Technology - 31-Jul-2025

With $19 million funding, the startup plans regulatory approvals and scaling

The future of weight loss might be one injection away

The future of weight loss might be one injection away

Live Forever Club - 18-Jul-2025

This may be a way to treat lifestyle diseases at the root, biologically and sustainably

Long-term obesity makes young adults biologically older

Long-term obesity makes young adults biologically older

Live Forever Club - 16-Jul-2025

Staying healthy young can keep your body younger inside

Clearing senescent cells may treat obesity-linked diabetes and organ damage

Clearing senescent cells may treat obesity-linked diabetes and organ damage

Live Forever Club - 15-Jul-2025

Removing these aged cells may improve organ function

Digital biomarkers can track your biological age using wearables and phones

Digital biomarkers can track your biological age using wearables and phones

Live Forever Club - 28-Jun-2025

These easy tools could help people spot health risks early

New fat-burning pill offers alternative to weight-loss injections

New fat-burning pill offers alternative to weight-loss injections

Independent - 24-Jun-2025

Fat-burning pill preserves appetite and muscle; safe in early trials

Biological age tests: science or hype?

Biological age tests: science or hype?

The Conversation (UK) - 24-Jun-2025

Costly DNA tests claim to reveal your true age, but their personal value remains uncertain

NHS to sequence DNA of all newborns in groundbreaking genomic health plan

NHS to sequence DNA of all newborns in groundbreaking genomic health plan

BBC - 21-Jun-2025

Plan to map all babies' DNA by 2030; aims to spot 7,000 rare diseases with early interventions

Diabetes and weight loss drugs may raise risk of eye damage in older patients

Diabetes and weight loss drugs may raise risk of eye damage in older patients

The Guardian - 05-Jun-2025

Study links GLP-1 drugs to higher risk of macular degeneration in diabetics over 60

23andMe’s fall from fame ends in Regeneron takeover

23andMe’s fall from fame ends in Regeneron takeover

BBC - 19-May-2025

Regeneron buys 23andMe for $256M, pledges to protect user data and boost drug discovery

Fractyl unveils gene therapy that mimics natural GLP-1 for diabetes and obesity

Fractyl unveils gene therapy that mimics natural GLP-1 for diabetes and obesity

Fractyl - 17-May-2025

Therapy cut blood sugar by >200 mg/dL & doubled insulin with 5x less GLP-1 than standard drugs

Mounjaro outperforms Wegovy in landmark weight-loss trial

Mounjaro outperforms Wegovy in landmark weight-loss trial

BBC - 12-May-2025

Trial reveals key differences in how leading obesity drugs perform and what they offer patients

Sweet deception: how sucralose may be fuelling your hunger

Sweet deception: how sucralose may be fuelling your hunger

CNN - 29-Mar-2025

A new study reveals that the popular sugar substitute activates brain regions that increase appetite

23andMe files for bankruptcy after data breach and financial struggles

23andMe files for bankruptcy after data breach and financial struggles

BBC - 24-Mar-2025

Company is looking for a buyer, raising concerns about the security of customer DNA data


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