A person open's her mouth as a cotton swab is inserted. (Tho-Ge/Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — For those curious about when they might die, the answer may lie right beneath their noses — in their ...

You can read your biological clock with a simple swab of the cheek. Tally Health, A New York-based biotechnology company, has launched Cheek Age, an epigenetic clock that uses DNA data collected from ...

What if you could predict how long you'll live? Well, a new test may soon let you do just that. The test is based around new research into biological aging and the markers that could help scientists ...

E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and ...

E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and ...

Scientists have long known that aging varies widely among individuals, influenced by genetics and lifestyle choices. Now, a new tool called CheekAge offers a simple, noninvasive way to predict ...

Scientists have devised a fascinating way to determine when you may die. Known as “CheekAge,” this new biological clock-reader developed by the company Tally Health is, according to a press release, a ...

A groundbreaking advancement is reshaping how scientists understand aging and assess mortality risk. Researchers have developed CheekAge, a cutting-edge epigenetic tool that predicts mortality risk ...

A biotechnology company headquartered in Manhattan has developed an “aging” clock that uses information from the cells in your cheeks to predict your biological age. Biological age is the age of your ...

We don’t all age at the same rate. But while some supercentenarians may age exceptionally slowly due to winning the genetics jackpot, a plethora of behavioral and lifestyle factors are known to speed ...

A susceptibility to gain weight may be written into molecular processes of human cells, a new study indicates. The proof-of-concept study with a set of 22 twins found an epigenetic signature in buccal ...

A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may end too early. Such a test could help prevent premature ...