An international research team led by Osaka University has identified a new mechanism crucial for the initiation of autophagy, a self-degradation process cells use to eliminate unneeded or damaged ...

Autophagy is essentially the 'rubbish collection' of our cells. If there are problems in this process, which is so important for our health, diseases such as Parkinson's can result. In their latest ...

Upon autophagy induction, ZDHHC13 is recruited to autophagosome formation sites together with ATG9A. ULK1 is palmitoylated at Cys 927 and Cys 1003 residues by ZDHHC13, and the ULK1 complex are ...

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 group of molecules found in trendy anti-aging treatments may actually feed cancer cells, a study has revealed. Polyamines are natural compounds present in all living cells that trigger autophagy, ...

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 ...

New research in mice suggests that chronic stress may cause the death of adult brain cells in the hippocampus while simultaneously inhibiting the birth of new hippocampal neurons. The technical terms ...