The process of autophagy occurs all the time, whether a cell is starving or not, but at a basal level. Under normal conditions autophagy removes damaged proteins and organelles to prevent cell damage.

Ten years ago, few people had heard of the term autophagy (literally 'self-eating'). But less than a decade later, research in the field has exploded, and recent studies have uncovered an integral ...

Metformin may have anti-aging properties because of a cellular recycling process called autophagy. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains what autophagy is and why boosting this process might slow ...

Key autophagy regulator start cells' self-cleaning system by Vibe Bregendahl Noordeloos, Aarhus University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...