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<p>Autophagy, which declines with age, may hold more mysteries than researchers previously suspected. In the January 4th issue of <em>Nature Aging</em>, it was noted that scientists from the Buck Institute, Sanford Burnham Prebys and Rutgers University have uncovered possible novel functions for various autophagy genes, which may control different forms of disposal including misfolded proteins&mdash;and ultimately affect aging.</p>

Autophagy, which declines with age, may hold more mysteries than researchers previously suspected. In the January 4th issue of Nature Aging, it was noted that scientists from the Buck Institute, Sanford Burnham Prebys and Rutgers University have uncovered possible novel functions for various autophagy genes, which may control different forms of disposal including misfolded proteins-;and ultimately affect aging.

Long-tailed macaques are the most heavily exploited mammals on Earth among species protected in global trade.

Cynthia Kenyon, vice president of aging research at Calico Life Sciences and director of University of California, San Francisco’s Larry L. Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging, presented her research regarding evolutionary and molecular processes that can contribute to longevity of a lifespan on April 6 at the Corwin Pavilion as a part of the “Aging in America” lecture series.

MEDICAL ADVANCE: The paper showed that when nutrition is restricted, cells focus on self-renewal rather than reproduction, which could help anti-aging studiesBy Rachel Lin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer