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More than 150 human diseases — including Lou Gehrig’s, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s — are linked to mitochondrial failure, and one Nebraska scientist is working to decode why. A five-year, $2 million ...

As temperatures dip below freezing, two areas of our bodies help to regulate our response, or the response of a winter athlete: peripheral tissues such as our skin and a structure at the base of our ...

People are suddenly very concerned about the powerhouse of the cell.

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In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those ...

Scientists discovered why some neurons resist tau toxicity, identifying CRL5SOCS4 as a crucial defense and linking ...

Presence of mercury was linked to inefficient fuel use during energy production in wild birds’ cells, while certain per- and ...

New research shows how some brain cells fight tau buildup in Alzheimer’s, pointing to internal systems that help neurons survive longer.

The structural and functional characteristics of mitochondria shape their role as signaling organelles, with far-reaching ...

Mitochondria play a crucial role in energy production. Changes in mitochondrial function is now widely recognized as a ...