A research team led by Professor Koji Eto revealed that disruptions of the KCNN4 potassium channel impair mitochondrial ...

University of South Alabama researchers report that neurons can transfer mitochondria directly to cancer cells, enhancing ...

A study by the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) led by Marilene Demasi from the Butantan Institute (São Paulo, Brazil) presents a valuable new experimental model for investigating ...

Mitochondria are not just the powerhouses of the cell – they are the immune system’s watchtowers, alert to even the faintest metabolic signals of bacterial invaders. As researchers’ understanding of ...

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations ...

The researchers identified the structure of this machine, the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC), and 50 years since its discovery, have shown how it operates like the lock on a canal to ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, memory, and social recognition. Led by Shannon Farris, assistant professor ...

In 2007 and 2009, his laboratory showed that isolated mouse mitochondria can be transferred to human cells by co-incubation, providing a proof of principle for transfer of mitochondria by diffusion, ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan. Skip to main content. Scientific American. January 3, 2025. 4 min read.

In fact, while not always posed as a meaningful choice for graceful aging, evidence points to hydration as being one of the ...

An unexpected presence in the brain. Mitochondria are well-known as energy producers within a cell. But that’s not their only job. There are “15 or 20 different things that mitochondria can do ...

Mitochondrial DNA behaves like a virus. Mitochondria live inside all our cells, but unlike other organelles, mitochondria have their own DNA, a small circular strand with about three dozen genes.