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 have developed a new tool called CheekAge that can predict ageing and mortality using cells from the inside of the cheek. This tool tacks DNA changes caused by lifestyle factors.

Lab results have found that cloned cheek cells can keep the immune system from using lymphocytes to harm the body. Lymphocytes… ...

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 ...

The earlier cancer cells can be detected, the better. Quick And Painless The procedure is simple. First the doctor takes a simple and painless cheek swab from the patient.

In the journal Cell, Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University reports success in turning back the clock on cheek cells from a middle-aged woman, while James Thomson of University of Wisconsin, the ...

Powerful new cells created by Cardiff scientists from cheek lining tissue could offer the answer to disorders of the immune system. While the body's immune system protects against many diseases ...