Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., explains how the cellular recycling process known as autophagy slows down as we age, resulting in cellular pollution. She shares the top three things she and her colleagues have learned about the connections between autophagy failure, aging, Alzheimer's, and other diseases. Dr. Cuervo also introduces the members of her large interdisciplinary team who are working to study the effects of autophagy on the body as a whole. | Albert Einstein College of Medicine