Newly discovered protein controls the space between mitochondrial membranes
Mitochondria are the tiny powerpacks that supply most of the energy our cells need. Their ability to generate…
Scientists Look Inside Antarctic Fish Cells to See How They Survive Near-Freezing Water
Antarctic plunderfish pictured near Rothera Station. Credit: Simon Brockington, BAS. Antarctic fish spend their entire lives in water…
Scientists propose a light-matter quantum state inside living cells
Researchers report an unexplained 71-terahertz vibration in living cells, mouse tissues and isolated mitochondria that disappears when mitochondrial…
Psilocybin protects sensory nerves from chemotherapy damage in preclinical study
From mouse models to freshly isolated human nerves, researchers traced what happens when chemotherapy disrupts the cellular machinery…
Faulty myelin-making brain cells may help drive cognitive decline with age
A rare combination of lifelong cognitive tracking, postmortem brain analysis, and targeted mouse experiments reveals unexpected changes in…
UC Irvine researchers develop framework to make CAR T-cell therapy safer
CAR T-cell therapy has transformed cancer care, offering new hope to patients with aggressive blood cancers who once…
Probiotics may help protect against sarcopenia in older adults
Researchers used three approaches to study whether probiotics could help prevent sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass, strength…
Mitochondrial rewiring may explain why orthoflaviviruses harm humans but persist in mosquitoes
From mitochondrial fragmentation to antioxidant defenses, researchers reveal how the same viruses can drive cellular damage in vertebrates…
Scientists identify parasite-specific protein linked to chronic Toxoplasma infections
Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Although…
New OpenABE gene editor improves editing efficiency by up to 36 times
A joint research team led by Professor Daesik Kim (Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University), along with Professor Yong-Sub…
Kaneka pitches “mitoceuticals” as mechanism-led mitochondrial health supplements
Cellular health is becoming increasingly important as industry and science reveal that health systems are interconnected. The mitochondria…
Study reports a counterintuitive new approach to treating mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Inhaled asbestos fibers become lodged…