You may not think you have much in common with a fruit fly. But when it comes to figuring out how we age and how healthy we stay into our later years, research conducted with these little bugs might shed a lot of light on some important processes.

In the past, I've written quite a bit about the importance of your endothelial cells. These cells form the lining of your blood vessels, and it's important to keep them healthy, intact, and flexible. If they become hardened or inflamed, you're well on your way to cardiovascular disease. Fortunately, a new study has suggested that there may be a way to protect your endothelial cells if they do become inflamed.

What would you do if you fell and broke your shoulder? More than likely, you would go to the emergency room and follow the treatments recommended by the doctors you would see. Your hope would be for complete healing. But what if that's not what happened?