Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key to ...

During bacterial infection, mitochondrial splitting helps activate host defenses. Researchers pinpointed an enzyme behind ...

They fall into the following main categories: mitochondria-targeted antioxidants, modulating mitochondrial dynamics, enhancing mitochondrial quality control, potentiating mitochondrial biogenesis, ...

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 ...

Mitochondrial dysfunction is increasingly recognised as a central driver of a broad spectrum of chronic diseases, including neurodegeneration, ...

Mitochondrial dysfunctions are associated with a variety of pathologies, and the onset and progression of disease are accompanied by alterations in extracellular biochemical and mechanical signals.

Mitochondria are the cell's power plants: They turn the food we eat into the energy our cells can use. But when stress hijacks the process they use to maintain their quality, they get snipped into ...

Mitochondria turn the food we eat into the energy our cells can use. But when stress hijacks the process they use to maintain their quality, they get snipped into useless fragments and go into a ...