Countdown, a nonprofit accelerating mitochondrial science and medicine across the full spectrum of human health, announced a new research grant awarded to Dr. Elias Adriaenssens at the Research ...

Mitochondria might be the secret to understanding the mind-body connection. Mitochondrial psychobiologist Martin Picard ...

Organelles in cells perform many specialized functions, but the mitochondrion is unique among them. This crucial organelle, often known as the powerhouse of the cell, also carries its own little ...

Investigators led by Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, have discovered how the metabolism of mitochondria supports ...

When people think about health, they often focus on specific organs like the heart or brain. But many changes related to chronic conditions or ageing begin in the smallest units of your body — your ...

Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat ...

Vitamin B12 has long been known as the nutrient that helps protect red blood cells and nerves. Now, new research from Cornell ...

Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function. Mitochondrial defects, however, are associated with the development of diseases such as type 2 diabetes.

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move remain unclear. Research publishing December 18 in the Cell Press journal ...

Mitochondria turn the food we eat into the energy our cells can use. But when stress hijacks the process they use to maintain their quality, they get snipped into useless fragments and go into a ...