Paired with epigenetic factors — those that are "imprinted" on our DNA from ancestral factors ranging from proximity to ...

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 ...

There are a number of lifestyle choices as well as genetics that can contribute to the body aging faster and generally being ...

Scientists found more than 600 distinct viruses after swabbing peoples' toothbrushes and shower heads — but thankfully, the vast majority of them are more helpful than harmful. "There is so much ...

The rate at which people age varies significantly. While some individuals reach advanced ages like supercentenarians largely ...

A new epigenetic clock that uses easily collected cheek cells can accurately predict mortality. We all age at different rates ...

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

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ageing describes a new method to determine the extent of biological ageing from epigenetic marks in cells collected from cheek swabs. DNA ...

When he started looking at the results of the hundreds of swabs taken in the market in ... and I saw that clustering of environmental positivity, my brain was literally blown.

This environmental DNA (eDNA) comes from mucus, feces and dead skin cells. However, if a drone outfitted with swabs to gently collect eDNA accidentally collides with a tree, both the robot and ...