For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

An international team led by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, ...

The structure of fucoidan isolated from Laminaria hyperborea was elucidated and chemically tailored in order to obtain a clear structure–function relationship on bioactive properties with a minimal ...

An international research team has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the metabolism of the cell, they also play a key role in the integration of signals ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

The value of a recent biochemical discovery can be seen in the case of an 8-year-old boy who was playing typical sports in ...

ConspectusThe extracellular matrix of a tissue is as important to life as the cells within it. Its detailed molecular structure defines the environment of a tissue’s cells and thus their properties, ...

We know what our immune system is about. It’s what fends off bugs and determines how long it takes us to recover from ...

Antidepressants have strong impact on male brains — with the nature of the impact depending on the age of the subject — but ...

An oral drug called MA-5 can improve both heart and muscle problems in Barth syndrome. Testing the drug on cells from Barth ...