Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the cell's ...

Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time observed electrical charge and discharge ...

Mitochondria are responsible for producing and providing energy to our bodies, especially in organs such as the heart, brain, and muscles, which require high-energy production. These organs ...

Cancer cells can brainwash their neighbors. Like the CIA deploying secret agents to turn an enemy, tumors use a similar strategy to manipulate nearby cells. The tumors’ agents are mitochondria, the ...

Nathaniel Ostle explores the research that suggests the activity of these microscopic powerhouses may have resulted in the ...

A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a potentially fatal type of epilepsy, a symptom of mitochondrial diseases.

A team led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) has for the first time identified the mechanism behind a ...

At an event Wednesday, RFK Jr. argued that children's dysfunctional mitochondria are responsible for a bevy of chronic health and behavioral issues. Reading time 3 minutes It’s 10 o’clock somewhere.