Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

In a recent study, published in the journal Science Advances, Jonas explored the relationship between mitochondria, DJ -1, and Parkinson’s, finding greater losses of DJ -1 from the ATP synthase in ...

“We observed a significant loss of the mitochondrial protein COXIV in demyelinated Purkinje cells, suggesting that mitochondrial impairment contributes directly to cell death and cerebellar damage.” ...

Mitochondria are the organelles that provide energy. This discovery, which sheds light on the driving force of cancer cells, is expected to open new avenues for the treatment of hard-to-treat cancers.

University of Western Australia research reveals how cells convert physical exercise forces into energy production responses.

UC Riverside study may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that neurons can burn fat, challenging the long-held belief that the brain relies solely on glucose for fuel.

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Antidepressants have strong impact on male brains — with the nature of the impact depending on the age of the subject — but ...