Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, memory, and social recognition. Led by Shannon Farris, assistant professor ...

This resistance raised questions about their specialized function. Previous research has indicated the mitochondrial calcium uniporter’s (MCU) role in coupling neuron activity and mitochondrial ATP ...

The hormone insulin controls many cellular processes and adapts them to the body's current energy supply. One of the ...

It will give researchers access to the resources and chemistry expertise on compounds that could offer viable mitochondrial therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including motor neuron disease (MND ...

In 2004, Hans-Hermann Gerdes’ group from the University of Heidelberg discovered open-ended, membrane-enclosed channels between neuron-like cells, called tunneling nanotubes ... As aggregate ...