Smoking may bring on changes in cells that are linked with many cancers, including breast and gynecological cancers, a new study finds. These changes could provide an early warning sign of cancer, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person has to live, developers report. The test tracks what are known as ...

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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 ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers are saying that a simple cheek swab sample could hold key information about how a person is aging. Image credit: Courtney Hale/Getty Images. Scientists have long known ...