{
  "id": 12626964,
  "title": "The Download: weight-loss drugs slowing aging and carbon dioxide batteries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-download-weight-loss-drugs-slowing-aging-and-carbon-dioxide",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MIT Technology Review",
    "slug": "mit-technology-review",
    "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/07/1145895/the-download-weight-loss-drugs-slow-aging-carbon-dioxide-batteries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In today's edition of The Download, our weekday technology newsletter, we explore recent developments in the world of technology. Weight-loss drugs, primarily GLP-1 medications, are showing promise in slowing biological aging, according to drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. These drugs appear to influence aging processes at a fundamental level, potentially making them longevity treatments. However, the extent of these findings remains uncertain. Additionally, we discuss Energy Dome, one of MIT Technology Review's 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch in 2026, which utilizes carbon dioxide to store energy for grid fluctuations. The company's approach, which doesn't rely on specific geology for storage, could be more easily scaled to benefit global energy grids.",
  "summary": "This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also slow the aging process. Drugmakers Eli Lilly…",
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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."
}