A recent study by the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn and the University of Freiburg shows that the ...

"Longevity science" is on the come up—and "mitochondria" appears to be its newest mascot. The cell's energy-producing center is the talk of TikTok, wellness clinics and newsletters focused on ...

Mitochondria are well known as energy suppliers, and powerhouses of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of those functions is outcompeting pathogens for resources, according to ...

Researchers discovered that the mitochondrial MIM complex influences lipid droplet accumulation in yeast cells through ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and also a key factor in unraveling life processes and disease mechanisms. As a ...

People need to sleep, and sleep deprivation can cause many changes in the brain. But we have a poor understanding of why sleep is so crucial. New research has examined a fruit fly model to assess how ...

A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an ...

Plants constantly juggle oxygen inside their cells, but scientists have now discovered a surprising twist in how that balance works. Researchers at the University of Helsinki found that ...

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

The powerhouse of the cells – known as mitochondria – appear to be able to influence the number of lipid droplets in the cell ...