Autophagy is a process by which cells engulf and degrade their own damaged organelles and aggregated proteins. This self-cleaning feature is critical to the health of neurons, and its loss in the ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first international patent application for human age reversal has just been published by the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The patent application, PCT/US2016/055173, ...

Cancer is a disease of aging, as the incidence of most cancers increases with age following an accumulation of mutations. Mutations arise from errors during DNA replication, environmental insults, and ...

Jellyfish, sea sponges, amoebas and other animals on the early branches of the tree of life defy conventional aging. A new study reveals diversity of proteins called sirtuins in these animals compared ...

Caloric restriction influences cardiac health through the involvement of sirtuin proteins. Future research on CR and sirtuins may result in the development of novel CR mimetics to manage and treat CVD ...