Our immune system has various ways to deal with threats from the outside like pathogens. One of the defence mechanisms is a process called autophagy. 'You can imagine autophagy as the vacuum cleaner ...

When we give ourselves a break from eating, our cells wake up and repair. Researchers hope further study could pave the way ...

Autophagy, which declines with age, may hold more mysteries than researchers previously suspected. Scientists have now uncovered possible novel functions for various autophagy genes, which may control ...

Autophagy has been shown to be a key player in preventing aging and diseases of aging, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and neurodegeneration. Notably, research has shown that ...

An article published in The Faseb Journal describes a Brazilian study analyzing the correlation between two key energy metabolism regulation processes: the absorption and release of calcium ions by ...

The cell recycling process, known as autophagy, is controlled by a complex group of proteins. This 3D image reveals the overall structure of the autophagy promoting complex, showing each of its ...

Researchers reveal how a nanomachine takes care of cleaning up inside the cell. To prevent our body's cells from overflowing with garbage and to keep them healthy, the waste inside them is constantly ...

Daniela Hernandez extends her health and science reporting to cover a variety of relevant subjects from Covid-19 to climate change.

Protein aggregates, damaged organelles, and invading bacteria are identified and removed in healthy cells. An international ...

A new discovery from an international collaborative research team has solved the mystery of how cells turn on their recycling ...