Wistar Institute team finds key target of aging regulator
Researchers at The Wistar Institute have defined a key target of an evolutionarily conserved protein that regulates the process of aging. The study, published June 11 in Nature, provides fundamental knowledge about key mechanisms of aging that could point toward new anti-aging strategies and cancer therapies.
Scientists have [...]

A press release appeared on the John Hopkins website detailing a new discovery regarding life extension in yeast. The press release can be found here: Starve a yeast, sweeten its lifespan.
To summarize, here’s what happened:

Yeast produce an enzyme complex called NuA4, which is under investigation for its DNA-repair properties.

John Hopkins researchers tested whether NuA4’s level [...]