An investigation by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the US has filled in a missing link between the toxic build-up of proteins in the neurodegenerative condition ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, power every heartbeat, thought, and movement. When they fail, organs that need ...

Physical rehabilitation and symptom management still remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke, as clot removal or ...

Mitochondria play a crucial role in energy production. Changes in mitochondrial function is now widely recognized as a ...

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The chemical composition of cryogenically frozen materials that have remained hydrated is technically challenging to investigate due to the limited radiation resistance of hydrated living cells. This ...

Cancer cells provide healthy neighboring cells with additional mitochondria to put them to work. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich in a new study. In this way, cancer is ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

The first healthy volunteers have been dosed in an early clinical trial testing NRG5051, a disease-modifying therapy for ALS and Parkinson's.