When calorie intake is reduced, the body activates a fascinating process known as autophagy, a self-healing mechanism that recycles damaged or sick cells. This process has garnered attention for its ...

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 ...

In a recent study published in the journal Neuron, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Newcastle University, UK, examined the relationship between autophagy, aging, and neurodegeneration.

Fasting makes body 'eat' damaged cells, cuts inflammation, triggers 'autophagy' Ramadan, the month of fasting, giving and prayer, has begun. This year, Ramadan falls at the same time as Lent, when ...

A research team has discovered a novel mechanism essential for initiating autophagy. The study highlights the role of ZDHHC13, an enzyme that palmitoylates ULK1, in triggering autophagy. This ...

Autophagy, the process by which cells recycle damaged components, has long been associated with neuroprotection. However, the precise mechanisms by which autophagy maintains brain health have remained ...

Illustration of an autophagosome (light blue double-membrane to the right) engulfing cellular material. David S. Goodsell and Daniel Klionsky/RCSB PDB-101, CC BY-SA Don’t let the textbook diagram of a ...