BOSTON — Thin sheets of cheek tissue can be used to replace the damaged corneas of people blinded by certain eye diseases, Japanese researchers have reported. Their findings, published in the ...

Scientists used cheek swabs from participants aged from 18 to 93. They paired patterns of DNA methylation in the cheek cells to determine an overall health score, which also considers factors such ...

However, a new approach called CheekAge, developed earlier this year by scientists in the United States, uses methylation data from cells inside the cheek, making the process easier and less invasive.

The development of CheekAge involved looking at about 2,00,000 DNA sites in people's cheek cells. These sites were analysed ...

Cheek Cells Used To Identify Lung Cancer Date: November 8, 2005 Source: American College of Chest Physicians Summary: In a new study presented at CHEST 2005, the 71st annual international ...

A simple cheek swab test called CheekAge may be able to predict a person's increase in mortality risk, according to its developers. A noninvasive cheek swab test could help predict aging, risk of ...

Epigenetics looks at how lifestyle and environment affect how people's genes perform, with implications for health and life span A new test may measure the epigenetics of cells taken from inside ...

Researchers found that the company’s CheekAge swab test is able to significantly simplify the collection of methylation data through cheek cells.

Cheek, please! 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.

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- 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 proof-of-concept study with a set of 22 twins found an epigenetic signature in buccal or cheek cells appearing only for the twins who were obese compared to their thinner siblings.