AI-Designed Longevity Drugs Are in Human Trials. Do Any of Them Work?
AI drug discovery has put the first ageing-focused drugs into human trials. We weigh the evidence on rentosertib, BGE-102, RLS-1496 and the ageing clocks used to judge them.
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Rapamycin, Metformin or AI? The 2026 Evidence on Longevity Drugs
Rapamycin longevity data, metformin's mixed record and AI-designed drugs compared. What the human trials, mouse studies and ageing clocks actually show in 2026.
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AI triage is spreading through emergency departments faster than the trials. We weigh the evidence on machine learning, sepsis alerts, stroke software and large language models in hospital triage.
Disease X Hunters: Can AI Spot the Next Pandemic Virus in Bat Genomes?
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Biological Age Tests Are Booming. Can AI Really Tell How Fast You Age?
Biological age tests promise to show how fast you are ageing. We examine what epigenetic clocks, blood proteomics and AI models can and cannot tell you, and how reliable the numbers are.
Lab-Grown Meat Meets AI: Can Algorithms Make Cultivated Protein Affordable?
Growth medium is the costliest part of lab-grown meat. We examine how AI and machine learning are redesigning it, what the evidence shows, and where the claims run ahead.
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See allCan an AI Chatbot Replace Your Therapist? What the 2026 Trials Really Show
AI therapy is being tested in real clinical trials. We read the 2025 and 2026 evidence on chatbot therapy for depression and anxiety, the safety gaps, and what regulators say.