{
  "id": 11405570,
  "title": "A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/a-new-contest-pits-competitors-against-each-other-in-a-race-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MIT Technology Review",
    "slug": "mit-technology-review",
    "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/02/1145610/younger-contest-race-to-biological-youth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a surprising and unique competition, participants are vying to achieve biological youth. Officially signed up for the event, the reporter recently turned 40 and understands that time and chronological age always move forward. The competition, led by neuroscientist Christin Glorioso and her company NeuroAge Therapeutics, aims to measure biological age using various methods, including blood tests, cognitive tasks, and facial age estimation. Over six months, around 500 participants will attempt to reverse their biological age as measured by different tests, with winners determined by the greatest difference between chronological and biological age and the most significant reversal of biological age. The competition, called \"Younger,\" is part of NeuroAge Therapeutics' trial to find out if biological brain age can predict Alzheimer's disease onset. Glorioso hopes this data will help them understand aging clocks, which are useful tools for studying aging and development but are still controversial. Participants can also be offered low-risk longevity approaches, such as red-light masks or sauna access. The competition's kickoff is scheduled for January, with an anticipated 500 participants.",
  "summary": "This week, I officially signed up for an unusual competition. One that rewards competitors for getting younger. I recently turned 40, and I don’t need reminding that both time and my chronological age only tick forward. But this game is focused on competitors’ biological ages—figures that are meant to provide a better way to measure…",
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        "title": "A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/a-new-contest-pits-competitors-against-each-other-in-a-race-to-11410150",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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