Researchers are studying why the energy factories are moving between cells and whether the process can be harnessed to treat ...

Scientists have created the first map of the crucial structures called mitochondria throughout the entire brain ― a feat that could help to unravel age-related brain disorders 1. The results ...

Patients with cirrhosis are at an increased risk of bacterial infection (BI), which is the most common precondition for acute-on-chronic liver failure ...

Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for new drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease. Experts have known for several decades that the PINK1 protein ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have now gained ...

Mitochondria power eukaryotic cells to carry out their varied functions. However, these organelles themselves may also be more than they appear, providing scientists with continuous questions to ...

Cell membrane, surrounded by cell wall. Cell contents Cytoplasm, cell organelles include mitochondria, ribosomes and chloroplasts in plants. Cytoplasm, ribosomes present; there are no mitochondria ...

A University of Bristol academic is one of over 50 scientists to be awarded funding through the Academy of Medical Sciences ...

To examine structural features associated with learning, the researchers exposed mice to a conditioning task and examined the hippocampus region of the brain about a week later. They selected this ...