Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

Alphabet's Google said on Monday it has struck a deal to buy power from a project in Virginia fueled by fusion, the reaction ...

Breast cancer, particularly triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality due to ...

Breast cancer, particularly triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality due to its aggressive nature and ...

Oxidizing chemicals break this cellular power plant into useless bits, leading to Parkinson’s disease, ALS, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. A small molecule could block the process.

More information: Suman Pokhrel et al, A hidden cysteine in Fis1 targeted to prevent excessive mitochondrial fission and dysfunction under oxidative stress, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10. ...

Rather than being like battery chargers, mitochondria are more like the motherboard of the cell.

The emergence of neuropathic pain is significantly influenced by the impairment of mitochondrial processes. Ensuring the stability of mitochondrial activity requires a delicate equilibrium between the ...

Scientists have hypothesized that the fusion and fission events are necessary to recycle the components of mitochondria damaged from the highly demanding process of ATP generation. That may be true.

Mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) works by recruiting a secondary protein ... "Mitochondrial dynamics and the correct regulation of fusion and division are critical for cell health.

The research team has identified a key protein in mitochondrial division, mitochondrial fission factor (MFF), as a target of a specific type of modification the lab specialises in called small ...