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Can we actually reverse human aging?

XPRIZE has put $101 million behind that question, challenging scientists to demonstrate something far more meaningful than a younger biological-age score: measurable improvements in muscle function, cognition, and immune resilience.

In the first episode of The Rabbit Hole, I dig into the science behind the XPRIZE longevity competition and some of the approaches now being tested—from repurposed drugs and multimodal protocols to stem cells, gene therapy, extracellular vesicles derived from plants, and cellular reprogramming.

We explore why XPRIZE is shifting the conversation from biomarkers to actual human function, what the latest human data tells us, and the critical difference between longevity therapies you can access today and those that have actually been proven to work.

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