Scientists uncovered how the amino acid leucine enhances mitochondrial efficiency by preserving crucial proteins that drive ...

Mitochondria are the small organelles that generate the energy our bodies need to grow, move, and stay healthy. As ...

Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the ...

Nathaniel Ostle explores the research that suggests the activity of these microscopic powerhouses may have resulted in the ...

Free radicals generated at a specific site in non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes may promote dementia, according to a ...

Zinia Khattar, a Del Norte High graduate who is attending Harvard University, received a $50,000 scholarship as a Davidson ...

Yale researchers revealed how vitamin B5 fuels mitochondria, offering new insight into brain and metabolic disorders. The human body produces a molecule from vitamin B5 that plays a crucial role in ...

Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a particular part of the cell where that role is needed. One of the ways that ...

With the help of their custom-built super-resolution microscope, biophysicists have discovered where and why mitochondria divide, putting to rest controversy about the underlying molecular machinery ...

PQQ, or pyrroloquinoline quinone, is a compound made by bacteria that helps them digest alcohol and sugar to make energy. It’s found in some fruits and vegetables as well as human breast milk. PQQ is ...