YOU MIGHT KNOW them as the “powerhouses of the cell,” but that’s selling mitochondria short—these microscopic MVPs play a ...

Mitochondria are special little organelles. They even have their own little genomes and make their own proteins. It's thought that they originated billions of years ago, when a single-celled organism ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...

A new study shows how failing mitochondria and rising oxidative stress may set off key steps in Parkinson’s disease.

Bumblebees, their tiny wings powered by mitochondria, pay a visit to a sunflower on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. All cells contain DNA in the nucleus with two copies of each of more than ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

This approach has the potential to rejuvenate specific tissues affected by mitochondrial decline," author Gaharwar told ...

Neutrophils (yellow) eject a NET (green) to ensnare bacteria (purple). Other cells, such as red blood cells (orange), may also get trapped. CHDENK/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Research from my ...

Mitochondrial disease refers to a group of conditions that affect how mitochondria work. While there is no cure for mitochondrial disease, supportive care can help prevent life threatening ...

Inside every human cell, tiny mitochondria quietly convert nutrients into usable energy, keeping organs running and immune ...

Experimental new drug called CPACC rewires the body's metabolism, preventing weight gain even when someone is on a junk food ...