Yoshinori Ohsumi, whose work on how cells jettison and recycle parts of themselves has deepened our understanding of human disease, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Ohsumi ...

This is important for medicine because it helps show why errors in these genes can contribute to a range of diseases. Understanding the science behind the process, called "autophagy" or "self-eating", ...

Your body’s ability to self-digest (autophagy) lets you fight cancer, resist aging, recycle everything from broken cell walls to destroyed viral proteins, kill off pathogens, remake your energy ...