Tag: Mitochondria
Longstanding Mystery Solved: Scientists Discover How Life’s Most Essential Molecule Enters Mitochondria
Yale researchers revealed how vitamin B5 fuels mitochondria, offering new insight into brain and metabolic disorders. The human body...
Scientists Discover Cancer’s “Power-Up” – and a New Way To Switch It Off
The discovery of a defensive mechanism could help stop cancer before it spreads.
Cancer cells rapidly increase their energy output...
Scientists Find a Way to “Bulletproof” T Cells Against Cancer
Telomere damage drives T cell exhaustion. Antioxidants restored their cancer-fighting strength in mice.
Tumor environments place heavy stress on immune...
Caltech Researchers Upend Decades-Old Model of Mitochondrial Protein Import
Researchers showed that many mitochondrial proteins enter the organelle during synthesis, guided by folding patterns and structural signals. This...
Why One Brain Circuit Collapses First in Alzheimer’s
Virginia Tech scientists are probing how mitochondrial stress and calcium overload may cause <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Alzheimer’s</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Alzheimer's...