Data — mostly unstructured — could then be relegated to the cloud, either manually or with an automated data mover based on aging and access policies.

"These data demonstrate that caloric restriction slows aging in a primate species," they conclude.

For the study, a research team led by Angelina Sutin, a postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. National Institute on Aging, collected data on more than 5,600 people in four villages in Sardinia, Italy.