New research, published today in the journal Science, shows how lysosomes - organelles that act like cells' waste disposal system - respond to stress by becoming abnormally bloated, a process called ...

What role do lysosomes play in cells, and how does lysosomal vacuolation affect their function? Lysosomes are essential for cell health. Like a waste disposal system, they digest damaged proteins, ...

Aging is a fact of life. As we get older, our bodies and minds change, and our bodies become susceptible to a number of age-related diseases. As a result, a major focus of scientific research today is ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discovered that metabolism controls regulatory T cells, the “brakes” of the immune system (MEMPHIS, Tenn. – October 24, 2025) Metabolism guides the ...

Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when the cellular sanitation machines responsible for those tasks, called lysosomes, break ...