Study sheds light on the diseasing-fighting process of 'autophagy'

Friday, March 30, 2012 - 08:31 in Health & Medicine

A team of scientists from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has made a novel discovery regarding the molecular structure of a protein that plays a crucial regulatory role in the “autophagy” cellular process. This breakthrough has paved the way for researchers to target “autophagy” for potential treatment of cancer and other diseases.

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