Indian scientists found that aging is driven by failing "support cells" rather than stem cells themselves. Deteriorating ...

Scientists are searching for therapeutics that mimic the life-extending benefits of caloric restriction, exercise, and a good ...

Just like a house, cells need cleaning. In autophagy, a cellular form of housekeeping, debris is collected, broken down, and ...

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

Marking and removing harmful substancesAll living cells have to constantly monitor their own components and dispose of those that are potentially ...

Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL) outlined its strategy to develop oral, precision-medicine therapies for central nervous ...

A selective protein degradation system known as Golgi membrane-associated degradation (GOMED), which identifies and removes ...

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

Being exposed to common chemicals used on crops, forests and golf courses may double your risk of developing Parkinson's ...

The study reveals that these neighbouring cells are significantly more vulnerable to ageing-related damage, offering fresh ...

Support cells surrounding stem cells rather than stem cells alone, are far more vulnerable to ageing and may hold the key to understanding how tissues age and lose their generative capacity.

Long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos, widely used on US farms, has been linked to a more than 2.5-fold increase ...