Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.

Research led by the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging in Cologne reports that misincorporation of ribonucleotides ...

Organelles spit out DNA contaminated with damaging components, leading to the activation of inflammatory enzymes, mouse ...

Nearly every cell in your body depends on mitochondria to survive and function properly. Mitochondria provide 90% of our ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 700 million people worldwide and is caused by genetic and environmental ...

French and Canadian scientists reactivate mitochondria energy in neurons and successfully restore memory in mice with ...

The discovery of a defensive mechanism could help stop cancer before it spreads. Cancer cells rapidly increase their energy output when physically squeezed, according to a study in Nature ...

Researchers showed that many mitochondrial proteins enter the organelle during synthesis, guided by folding patterns and structural signals. This discovery revises decades of biochemical models. Mitoc ...

Microplastics present in household dust and water damage mitochondria, accelerating aging and increasing the risk of disease.

Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands developed kidney organoids derived from patient stem cells to examine the ...

Essential cofactor coenzyme A is derived from vitamin B5 and is critical for all metabolic processes essential for human life. Researchers have now shown how it concentrates in mitochondria.

First-of-its-kind therapy developed by Johns Hopkins researchers cleared for treatment of Barth syndrome, a condition that ...