Sleep may not just be rest for the mind—it may be essential maintenance for the body's power supply. A new study by ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...