Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a small molecule, PZL-A, that restores function in the defective ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as ...

Researchers performed a cross-sectional study involving 1,151 participants from the ages of 6 to 18. New research uncovers surprising factor that could have major impact on children's health: 'It is ...

Mitochondrial diseases, arising from mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), are a diverse group of disorders that lead to ...

When the mechanisms that replicate or repair mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) fail, it can cause a wide range of syndromes for which ...

Damaged mitochondria are recycled within cells. Scientists find a link between cellular health and diseases like Parkinson’s ...

Currently, it is difficult to predict the way in which mtDNA mutations will pass from mother to child due to the interplay between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. It is clear, however ...

New research illustrates how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to eliminate damaged ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the “power plants” of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

The other approach analyzes mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA. Because mtDNA tends to survive long after nuclear DNA has disintegrated, this approach is useful in identifying the remains of persons who ...

But using sequencing data from the mitochondrial genomes of members from three unrelated families, researchers have identified 17 individuals who inherited mtDNA from both parents. The results were ...