Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the cell's ...

Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time observed electrical charge and discharge ...

Mitochondria, tiny structures present in most cells, are known for their energy-generating machinery. Now, Salk researchers have discovered a new function of mitochondria: they set off molecular ...

A new study focused on the immune system's Th17 cells suggests that the shape and function of their mitochondria (the powerhouse of cells) is important in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, such ...

Remember mitochondria? Those little "powerhouses" of the cell that many of us learned about in high school biology? It turns ...

Trinity College Dublin researchers uncover that nanoplastics damage the mitochondria, and could lead to a rise in ...

First-of-its-kind therapy developed by Johns Hopkins researchers cleared for treatment of Barth syndrome, a condition that ...

Many men find pleasure in building bigger muscles and their female partners enjoy the warmth they bring to a cold bed; ...