Scientists discovered a key molecular switch to keep neurons healthy by controlling the disassembly and assembly of their energy-generating powerhouses, the mitochondria. The study illustrates how a ...

Mitochondria are widely known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because of their ability to generate energy in the body and convert nutrients from food. With such an essential job, mutations in ...

Mitochondria are incredible organelles. They not only provide crucial power to our cells, but these little machines also have their own tiny little genomes, and can even make their own proteins. But ...

Scientists can protect children from being born with certain devastating genetic disorders by creating "three-parent" babies, according to the results of a landmark study released Wednesday. British ...

The energy factories in our cells contain their own genes, and genetic mutations in them can cause deadly inherited diseases. These oblong-shaped organelles, or mitochondria, translate genes into ...

A team led by Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller has demonstrated for the first time that defective mitochondria cause injuries in the intestinal epithelium and influence the microbiome. In this microscopic image ...

In nerve cells, the hormone regulates whether mitochondria are shut down or kept running. The hormone insulin controls many cellular processes and adapts them to the body's current energy supply. One ...