For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is thought to impact about 2.3 million people around the ...

In 1817, a British physician named James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, describing for the first time ...

When these cells are lost due to an autoimmune attack, type 1 diabetes arises. Some studies have determined that there are abnormal mitochondria in the beta cells of some diabetes patients. A new ...

UC Riverside study may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 ...

An international research team has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves ...

Mitochondria made cells social, binding them in a contract whereby the survival of each cell depends on every other one, ... Mitochondria drive health—or disease—in several ways.

“Instead, our work suggests that mitochondria are highly specialized to support the distinct needs of different neural circuits.” The research contributes to our understanding of mitochondrial ...

University of Western Australia research reveals how cells convert physical exercise forces into energy production responses.

In this study, researcher developed a new imaging approach that combines two powerful techniques to solve this problem. First ...