Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize for work on 'self-eating' cells

Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the 2016 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for his discovery of how cells break down and recycle their content, which could lead to a better understanding of diseases like cancer, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes.

Yoshinori Ohsumi smiles in front of a celebration message board after winning the prize. Source: Reuters/Kyodo