Researchers have identified a molecule that helps more mitochondria function properly. A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic ...

The discovery could help scientists design new therapeutic agents to combat calcium overload of mitochondria in conditions such as heart failure and Alzheimer's disease. Mitochondrial calcium ...

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 ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...

Since a lack of mitochondrial DNA is also seen in other mitochondrial, age-related, and neurodegenerative diseases, substances similar to PZL-A may gain broader therapeutic use.

Emerging evidence suggests that mitochondrial impairment may serve as an early biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases. Consequently, the preservation of mitochondrial homeostasis is of paramount ...

A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic defects disrupt cellular energy production. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have ...