Lysosomes are the control centers for the metabolism of cells and tissues, including the brain. They break down defective proteins and other macromolecules into their basic building blocks. At the ...

Fukuoka, Japan—The duplication and division of cells is critical to keeping all multicellular organisms alive. But the opposite process is equally important: cell death. Controlled death of cells, or ...

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare progeroid disorder, featured with premature skin wrinkling, lack of skin elasticity, absence of subcutaneous fat, alopecia, atherosclerosis and ...