A key molecular step required for the division of damaged mitochondria—essential for cell health—has been identified by a University of Bristol-led study. The finding has the potential to ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

In pulmonary hypertension, a combination of metabolic and mechanical dysfunction leads to irreversible vascular damage.

After earning a dual MD–PhD from the University of Maryland, Porter used his background in muscle cell biology to investigate heart development at Yale. It wasn’t until his move to Rochester, however, ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) from mitochondria are key drivers of ... Errors in chromosome segregation during cell division can lead to chromosomal instability, a key feature of cancer.

In a breakthrough that could shed light on the inner workings of human cells and advance the understanding of rare genetic ...

Abstract: Mitochondria and plastids contain distinct genomes and multiply by binary division of existing organelles ... merolae has been studied in detail by electron microscopy. When cells enter ...

There’s unexpected movement in the world of cell biology — specifically, with the energy factories known as mitochondria. Ever since they were discovered in the mid-nineteenth century ...

New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal aging.

As we age, blood stem cells, the essential source of new blood cells in the body, can accumulate genetic mutations. These ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA ... Such damage also speeds up the aging process. However, the cells are normally capable of identifying such damage and ...