Mitochondrial diseases are a group of genetic disorders characterized by mutations in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, causing a range of manifestations that can present at various times. This ...

Research reveals sex-specific free-carnitine deficiency in women with cognitive impairment, linking mitochondrial metabolism ...

which contains genetic and health information from half a million participants. When they applied their model to variants ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan M ost of us remember two ...

Prof. Okazaki emphasized that "Clarifying genetic variants that were previously undetectable could greatly improve the efficiency of diagnosis for patients with mitochondrial disorders." ...

Aging involves gradual functional decline across various biological systems, including impaired cellular mechanisms such as ...

Despite advancements in prenatal genetic screening, current medical technology cannot identify all genetic conditions in ...

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a breakthrough in understanding Parkinson’s disease (PD), a ...

Researchers at the University of Bergen have used advanced stem cell technology to develop mini-brains, also called brain organoids, that can mimic disease processes caused by mitochondrial failure.

Biocell Energetics measures extracellular flux in real time which helps drug developers identify drug-induced mitochondrial ...

There are currently no approved drugs for mitochondrial diseases, although gene editing biotech Cellectis teamed up with newly formed company Primera Therapeutics last year in a $750 million ...

A support foundation has been set up by a family in Cornwall whose son died within a month of being diagnosed with a rare mitochondrial disease. Noah Jordan, who was nine months old, died in March ...