A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth
A neuroscientist has launched a competition where 500 participants attempt to reverse their biological age over six months. The contest aims to raise awareness about 'aging clocks' and the scientific tools used to measure biological health.
Why it matters
It highlights the growing interest in longevity science and the current limitations of using experimental biological markers to track individual health.
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 the age-related health of our organs and bodies.
Over a six-month period, around 500 of us will try to reverse our biological age as measured in a bunch of different ways. There’s even a leaderboard! The winners will include the person who shows the greatest difference between their chronological and biological age, as well as the person who manages to reverse their biological age the most.
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