{"id":109129,"date":"2024-10-01T13:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109129"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:41:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:41:16","slug":"nyc-company-develops-simple-swab-test-that-can-tell-how-well-youre-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109129","title":{"rendered":"NYC company develops simple swab test that can tell how well you&#8217;re aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cheek, please!<\/p>\n<p>A biotechnology company headquartered in Manhattan has developed an <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/30\/new-longevity-clinics-use-biomarkers-to-stop-the-clock-on-aging\/\">\u201caging\u201d clock<\/a> that uses information from the cells in your cheeks to predict your biological age.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/29\/lifestyle\/cut-sugar-from-your-diet-to-lower-your-biological-age-study\/\">Biological age<\/a> is the age of your cells and tissues \u2014 this number can differ from your chronological age, which is the number of years you\u2019ve been alive. <a href=\"https:\/\/mcpress.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-aging\/understanding-the-difference-between-biological-age-and-chronological-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research has found<\/a> that a large gap between your biological and chronological age can significantly increase your risk of death from disease.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tally Health\u2019s CheekAge is a non-invasive cheek swab. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most biochemical tests that predict a person\u2019s biological age rely on blood DNA, but Tally Health\u2019s CheekAge is a non-invasive cheek swab.<\/p>\n<p>For a study published Tuesday in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/aging\/articles\/10.3389\/fragi.2024.1460360\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frontiers in Aging<\/a>, Tally Health researchers tested their CheekAge technology using blood samples in a dataset where 1,500 UK senior citizens were tracked over time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>CheekAge serves as the basis for Tally Health\u2019s TallyAge Test, a cheek swab kit available to consumers. <span class=\"credit\">tallyhealth.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn this current work, we show that our\u00a0CheekAge\u00a0clock, which was trained using\u00a0cheek\u00a0cells (buccal) is still highly significantly associated with mortality in blood,\u201d Max Shokhirev, head of computational biology and data science at Tally Health, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is especially interesting given that\u00a0CheekAge\u00a0was trained on a different tissue and given that the blood dataset we used for testing was missing roughly half of the inputs needed to predict\u00a0CheekAge,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shokhirev pointed out that CheekAge\u00a0does not predict when you will die or how \u2014 it shows that the difference between your biological\u00a0age\u00a0and your chronological\u00a0age\u00a0is highly associated with mortality risk.<\/p>\n<p>Every three years, the study participants had their blood tested for DNA methylation. The last available data point was used to calculate their CheekAge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tally Health found that a person\u2019s CheekAge\u00a0is associated with lifestyle factors such as sleep, exercise and alcohol consumption and health factors such as having COVID-19. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>DNA methylation is a natural biological process where chemical tags are added to DNA \u2014 gene function can change while the genetic code remains the same.<\/p>\n<p>DNA methylation levels change over time. Diet, hormones, stress, drugs and exposure to pollutants can influence this process.<\/p>\n<p>Tally Health says CheekAge, which launched earlier this year, outcompeted four first-generation clocks developed years ago and was comparable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5940111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNAm PhenoAge<\/a>, a blood-trained predictor of chronic disease and mortality risk.<\/p>\n<p>CheekAge serves as the basis for Tally Health\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tallyhealth.com\/products\/test-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TallyAge Test<\/a>, a cheek swab kit available to consumers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGet the latest breakthroughs in medicine, diet &amp; nutrition tips and more.\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our weekly Post Care newsletter!\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tally Health found that a person\u2019s CheekAge\u00a0is associated with lifestyle factors such as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/27\/lifestyle\/prioritize-sleep-build-muscle-track-blood-sugar-for-long-life-doctor\/\">sleep<\/a>, exercise and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/06\/lifestyle\/drinking-just-one-alcoholic-beverage-per-day-shortens-your-lifespan-by-this-insane-amount\/\">alcohol consumption<\/a> and health factors such as having COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re actively engaged in research to better understand what types of variables and metrics are significantly associated with CheekAge, including different diseases, health conditions and lifestyle factors,\u201d Adiv Johnson, head of scientific affairs and education at Tally Health, told The Post.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/01\/lifestyle\/nyc-company-develops-simple-swab-test-that-can-tell-how-well-youre-aging\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheek, please! 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