A biotechnology company headquartered in Manhattan has developed CheekAge, an"aging" clock that uses information from the cells in your cheeks to predict your biological age.is the age of your cells and tissues — this number can differ from your chronological age, which is the number of years you’ve been alive.Most biochemical tests that predict a person’s biological age rely on blood DNA, but Tally Health’s CheekAge is a noninvasive cheek swab.
Shokhirev pointed out that CheekAge does not predict when you will die or how — it shows that the difference between your biological age and your chronological age is highly associated with mortality risk. I’m a 64-year-old grandmother with a much lower biological age — these are my hacks for looking young
DNA methylation levels change over time. Diet, hormones, stress, drugs and exposure to pollutants can influence this process.