Understanding the human exposome is now possible with clinics, communities and cities acting as real-world testbeds to understand what drives human healthspan, resilience and flourishing.
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T.W. is paid for her part-time roles as ‘healthy longevity champion’ for the National Innovation Centre for Ageing and executive director of the International Institute of Longevity. Other authors declare no competing interests.
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Woods, T., Palmarini, N., Corner, L. et al. Cities, communities and clinics can be testbeds for human exposome and aging research. Nat Med 31, 1066–1068 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03519-8
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