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Study uncovers new molecular mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

Detailed brain cell analysis has helped researchers uncover new mechanisms thought to underlie Parkinson's disease.

12 Jun 2018

Genetic mutation shown to cause bipolar disorder

Researchers have discovered a mutation that may increase the risk of bipolar disorder through a complex interplay between serotonin and mitochondrial signaling.

11 Jun 2018

ANT1 mutations connect bipolar disorder with mitochondrial dysfunction

Mutations in the gene ANT1 may confer a risk for bipolar disorder through a complex interplay between serotonin and mitochondrial signaling in the brain.

11 Jun 2018

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

When trauma spills the contents of our cell powerhouses, it can evoke a potentially deadly immune response much like a severe bacterial infection.

11 Jun 2018

Researchers develop potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

Researchers have shown that a form of vitamin B3 called nicotinamide riboside may offer a possible treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

7 Jun 2018

Study finds factors that help or hinder patient involvement in clinical trials of mitochondrial disease

As clinical trials gear up with the aim of attaining the first FDA-approved treatments for mitochondrial disease, a new study reports for the first time what patients and families say would motivate them for or against participating in such research trials.

7 Jun 2018

Study reveals how pesticides cause Parkinson's Disease

A recent study has shown that pesticides prevent mitochondria from functioning correctly, causing cell death and Parkinson’s Disease.

6 Jun 2018

Study: Disease-causing stomach bacterium shuts down energy production in host cells

Researchers report in a new study that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori - a major contributor to gastritis, ulcers and stomach cancer - resists the body's immune defenses by shutting down energy production within the cells of the stomach lining that serve as a barrier to infection.

31 May 2018

Scientists find enzyme that breaks down plasmalogens in Alzheimer's disease patients

Alzheimer's disease patients lose up to 60% of a component called plasmalogen from the membranes of the cells in their brains, but it's still not known how or why.

31 May 2018

NIH study unravels how tularemia bacteria trick host cells to cause disease

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases--part of the National Institutes of Health--have unraveled the process by which the bacteria cause disease.

31 May 2018

Scientists identify 'hidden' driver that helps prime the anti-tumor immune response

Like exposing a crime boss whose authority has gone undetected, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a hidden driver that influences production of the T cells that fight cancer and infections. The study appears today as an advance online publication in the journal Nature.

31 May 2018

Defective energy production may explain why our brains are prone to age-related diseases

Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so prone to age-related diseases.

30 May 2018

Study uncovers why pesticide exposure increases Parkinson's disease risk in some people

A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people's risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

24 May 2018

Study provides new clues to how Ebola virus causes damage in the retina

A new study, conducted by the researchers from the University of Liverpool, published in JAMA Ophthalmology identifies the specific characteristics of Ebola retinal lesions, which provide further clues as to how the virus travels to the retina and causes damage.

15 May 2018

Mitochondria News and Research

Study uncovers new molecular mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

Genetic mutation shown to cause bipolar disorder

ANT1 mutations connect bipolar disorder with mitochondrial dysfunction

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Researchers develop potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

Study finds factors that help or hinder patient involvement in clinical trials of mitochondrial disease

Study reveals how pesticides cause Parkinson's Disease

Study: Disease-causing stomach bacterium shuts down energy production in host cells

Scientists find enzyme that breaks down plasmalogens in Alzheimer's disease patients

NIH study unravels how tularemia bacteria trick host cells to cause disease

Scientists identify 'hidden' driver that helps prime the anti-tumor immune response

Defective energy production may explain why our brains are prone to age-related diseases

Study uncovers why pesticide exposure increases Parkinson's disease risk in some people

Study provides new clues to how Ebola virus causes damage in the retina

Disease tolerance is the key to treating TB, say experts

Increasingly failing communication between cells' organelles is main cause of aging, shows study

ONC201 disrupts mitochondrial function and kills breast cancer cells, reveals study

Allen Institute for Cell Science launches first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of live human cell

PFKFB3 enzyme appears to play a key role in pulmonary hypertension

Study points to new treatments for incurable bowel conditions

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