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

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 ...

To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

Autophagy leads to the lysosomal degradation of cytosolic components and organelles. The best understood role for autophagy is directing the removal of damaged or unwanted products. Autophagy can be ...

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 ...

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

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks.

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

Tomato plants use a recycling process called autophagy to stay healthy, especially during heat stress. A gene called SlATG8f ...