Mitochondria, the organelles in question, are best known as power packs—places where glucose molecules are disassembled to ...

With such a wide range of vital tasks to perform, it is hardly surprising that faulty mitochondria cause or contribute to many diseases. Some of these are congenital, the result of faulty ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, ...

Australian researchers are providing new hope for a cruel killer disease with royal connections. Called mitochondrial disease ...

Australian researchers have made a major leap forward in Parkinson's disease treatment, solving an old mystery.

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a key protein linked to Parkinson's mutates, leads to cell death in the ...

Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary method for mass-producing high-quality human mitochondria, potentially transforming ...

Mitochondria act as cellular power plants, converting nutrients into energy. When these structures fail, cells struggle to function properly. Their dysfunction has been tied to metabolic disorders, ...

Prince Frederik, 22, died from a mitochondrial disease known as PolG, his father, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, announced on the website of his son's foundation, the POLG Foundation. "Frederik ...

Prince Robert described the disease as "a genetic mitochondrial disorder that robs the body's cells of energy, in turn causing progressive multiple organs (brain, nerves, liver, intestines ...

Mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA) is essential for cellular energy production and overall cell function. Abnormalities in mtDNA are linked to various diseases and are also implicated in ...