Deep inside nearly every cell, a molecular cleanup crew works around the clock to keep the interior tidy. One of its most ...

A research team has uncovered a new mechanism involving astrocytes for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and proposed a novel therapeutic target. AD, a representative form of senile dementia, occurs ...

Oxidative stress induced by 6-OHDA stimulates autophagy flux, which enhances STX17-mediated autolysosome formation, leading to the degradation of autophagosomal contents. However, in response to ...

Autophagy—meaning "self-eating" in Greek—is a fundamental cellular mechanism that preserves cell health by recycling and degrading worn-out or dysfunctional components. Serving as an essential ...

I want to age youthfully and healthily”—this is a wish everyone shares. In recent years, one of the most closely watched themes in the world of preventive medicine and longevity science is the ...

Autophagy, which declines with age, may hold more mysteries than researchers previously suspected. In the January 4th issue of Nature Aging, it was noted that scientists from the Buck Institute, ...

According to cellular biology researchers, human cells continuously use a self-cleaning process called autophagy to recycle ...

HHS unveiled a new Alzheimer's and dementia plan in Fort Lauderdale focused on prevention and early detection. Here is what is promised and proven. Final CDC Data Put U.S. Fertility Rate at Record Low ...

Intracellular protein trafficking and secretion of proteins into the extracellular environment are sequential and tightly regulated processes in eukaryotic cells. Conventionally, proteins that are ...