Textbooks say that mitochondria exist to supply cells with energy, but experiments in fruit flies suggest they are also ...

A new study from the University of Copenhagen is helping scientists better understand what causes Parkinson’s disease. This ...

Type 2 diabetes happens when the body cannot make enough insulin or use it the right way. Insulin is a hormone that controls ...

IT IS HARD to overstate the importance of sleep. Regular hours of rest offer organisms of all sizes a chance to consolidate ...

In a recent study, published in the journal Science Advances, Jonas explored the relationship between mitochondria, DJ -1, and Parkinson’s, finding greater losses of DJ -1 from the ATP synthase in ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing ... Many bacteria release lactate as part of their own energy production. My team found that once bacteria are engulfed by a compartment ...

DNA from mitochondria (illustrated) has turned up in the nuclear genomes of brain cells. The implication for health is still unclear, but the insertions might be associated with life span ...

Investigators led by Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and ...

While chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment, it often weakens the immune system it relies on for ...