Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph nodes.

Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with various chronic diseases and cancers, including neurodegenerative diseases and ...

You might know them as the “powerhouses of the cell,” but that’s selling mitochondria short—these microscopic MVPs play a role in almost everything that makes you healthy. With the right lifestyle ...

A team led by Prof. Richard GU Hongri, Assistant Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design of the Academy ...

I always wanted to understand life. What moves us? What allows us to heal and thrive? And what goes wrong when we get sick or when we eventually stop breathing and die? My search for answers to these ...

Transferring mitochondria, or the glial cells that produce them, to mice with nerve damage mitigated pain, suggesting a ...

Scientists at Duke University found that satellite glial cells can deliver healthy mitochondria to injured sensory neurons, restoring energy, reducing inflammation, and significantly relieving ...

A new Nature study suggests chronic nerve pain could be eased by an unexpected source: healthy mitochondria. Duke University School of Medicine researchers found that delivering this fresh energy ...

Folate, or vitamin B9, is an essential nutrient. Without it, individual cells could not replicate their DNA or make copies of themselves, and consequently, the body would not be able to grow or ...

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...