What Your Body is Secretly Telling You: A Guide to Wearable Tech | Future of Medicine [Ep. 5]
Good Life Project
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Imagine a tattoo that changes color to warn you of health issues, or a watch that knows you're getting sick before you do.
In this fascinating episode, we explore breakthrough biosensor technology with Imperial College's Ali Yetisen and precision medicine pioneer Michael Snyder, who reveal how real-time health monitoring is transforming from science fiction to reality. Learn how new technologies like smart tattoos, wearable devices, and advanced blood testing are revolutionizing healthcare, shifting us from treating illness to preventing it entirely through continuous, personalized health tracking.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, every Monday in November and December, we'll be featuring our Future of Medicine series, |
| 0:06.7 | where we'll be spotlighting groundbreaking researchers, cutting-edge treatments, and diagnostic |
| 0:11.5 | innovations for everything from heart disease, cancer, brain health, metabolic dysfunction, |
| 0:16.2 | aging and pain, and also sharing breakthroughs in areas like regenerative medicine, medical technology, |
| 0:21.5 | AI, and beyond. It's a brave new world in medicine with so many new innovations here now and so |
| 0:28.6 | much coming in the next five to 10 years. And we're going to introduce you to the people, |
| 0:32.9 | players, and world-changing discoveries that are changing the face of medicine today and beyond in this powerful |
| 0:39.1 | two-month future of medicine series. So be sure to tune in every Monday through the end of the year |
| 0:44.1 | and follow Good Life Project to be sure you don't miss an episode. And today, we're bringing you a |
| 0:50.2 | fascinating exploration of two remarkable innovations and innovators that are transforming how we monitor |
| 0:55.8 | and understand our health. What if your body could tell you it was getting sick before you |
| 0:59.9 | even felt the first symptom? Or what if a beautiful tattoo on your arm can actually monitor your |
| 1:05.3 | health 24-7 changing colors to alert you when something needs attention. These aren't science fiction scenarios. |
| 1:12.9 | They're real innovations happening right now in labs across the world. My first guest today is Dr. |
| 1:17.9 | Michael Snyder, a pioneer in precision medicine who's transformed how we understand personal health data. |
| 1:24.1 | He's founded 17 companies valued over $6 billion combined and published more than 900 |
| 1:29.2 | scientific papers, making him one of the most cited scientists in the field. We're also joined |
| 1:34.8 | by Professor Ali Yedison from Imperial College London, who's developing remarkable |
| 1:39.6 | biosensing tattoo technology that could revolutionize how we monitor everything from diabetes to |
| 1:46.0 | mental health. His work has earned international recognition, has been featured on CNN and the BBC. |
| 1:51.7 | And together we explore how these innovations could detect illness days before symptoms appear, |
| 1:57.3 | why your body's response to food is completely unique to you, and what happens when we |
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