Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Researchers have reconstructed transcription in human mitochondria in unprecedented detail, revealing potential drug targets ...

There's a molecule that our body makes from vitamin B5 that is critical for all of the metabolic processes essential for ...

Our new tool allows us to study how changes in mitochondrial abundance and the mitochondrial genome affect cells and organisms." Jun Wu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at UT ...

Mitochondria are well known as energy suppliers, and powerhouses of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of those functions is outcompeting pathogens for resources, according to ...

Telomere damage drives T cell exhaustion. Antioxidants restored their cancer-fighting strength in mice. Tumor environments place heavy stress on immune cells that fight cancer. Limited oxygen, ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Scientists have now created an encyclopedia of gene function for all known human genes that code for protein. This data uses the most current and reliable data, and it has also been released on a ...

Researchers reviewed evidence on Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and found it may enhance mitochondrial function, improve oocyte quality ...

A joint research team from POSTECH and Inha University researchers has successfully developed a novel biomaterial that ...