16/10/2025
Science
Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking discovery of autophagy, a natural process that kicks in particularly when the body is deprived of food, eliminating defective components and converting them into energy. His research has led science to understand that this mechanism plays a crucial role in preventing premature aging and various degenerative diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.