For the first time, the pathway through which cells repair damaged lysosomes has been observed and described. Lysosomes are the recycling center of a cell, where molecular waste is degraded into the ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell's lysosomes.

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 ...