A new study reveals that a buildup of metabolism in specialized brain cells is what triggers the need for sleep. Sleep may ...

What is the role of mitochondria in brain health? Is there a link between mitochondria and memory? Mitochondria do all kinds of things in the healthy brain.

Mitochondria are well known as the energy producers of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of those ...

Mitochondria are often introduced as the ATP-producing “powerhouses” of eukaryotic (nucleus-bearing) cells, but they fulfill essential roles in a number of other cell processes ...

Macrophages are part of the immune system's frontline; they attack and "eat" invaders to protect surrounding cells. They, ...

Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...

At an event Wednesday, RFK Jr. argued that children's dysfunctional mitochondria are responsible for a bevy of chronic health ...

Rockefeller researchers have discovered that the antioxidant glutathione, acting within mitochondria, plays a crucial role in ...

Parasitic infection in cultured cells prompted mitochondria to consume more folate, leaving less of the essential nutrient ...

UCLA research shows that mitochondria detect invading pathogen Toxoplasma gondii and ramp up competition for vitamin B9, also ...

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have discovered a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against head and neck ...