Preface -- SECTION I: Genetic regulation of longevity -- Mutations and quantitative genetic variation: lessons from Drosophila -- Modulation of Drosophila lifespan by neuronal genes -- Life span, stress resistance and age-dependent transcriptome dynamics in fruit flies with constitutive and conditional overexpression of GADD45 -- Superoxide dismutase over-expression and the mitochondrial unfolded protein response -- Effect of Wolbachia infection on aging and longevity-associated genes in Drosophila -- SECTION II: Drosophila models for aging-associated diseases -- Skeletal muscle homeostasis and aging -- Drosophila models of cardiac disease -- Genetic modulation of cardiac functional aging -- Functional links between circadian clocks, redox state and aging in Drosophila -- Drosophila models in therapeutic drug discovery -- SECTION III: Life-extending treatments -- Phytochemicals with lifespan extension effect in Drosophila -- Life extension in Drosophila by inhibitors of histone deacetylases -- Drosophila healthspan extension using dietary manipulation -- The effect of the artificial atmosphere on the flies' longevity -- Effects of several mild stresses applied in adults on aging and longevity -- Life extension via stage-specific drug interventions in Drosophila -- Index.