Low oxygen reverses mitochondrial disease in mice
Breathing air containing about half the usual percentage of oxygen can reverse mitochondrial disease in mice...
Dr Julia Hill
Dr Julia Hill is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Alzheimer's Research UK UCL Drug Discovery Institute, where she is working on developing new medicines to treat Alzheimer's. Previously, she completed a PhD in Mitochondrial Biology at University College London's Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Her research, conducted in the laboratories of Professor Michael Duchen and Dr Gyorgy Szabadkai, focuses on mitochondrial calcium transport in the central nervous system, and potential therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disease. Previously, she studied Biochemistry at the University of Bath, incorporating a professional placement year at the world's largest neurological disease treatment and research institution – the Barrow Neurological Institute.
BioNews Articles by Dr Julia Hill
Gene variants for accelerated brain ageing discovered
Two common variants of TMEM106B and progranulin (GRN) genes have been discovered to accelerate normal brain ageing...
Image by the University of Edinburgh via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts cells with organelles (colour-enhanced electron micrograph of cells, showing nuclei in green and mitochondria in red).
Expert panel approve cautious use of mitochondrial donation in the UK
Scientists advising the HFEA have recommended that the technique of mitochondrial replacement therapy be approved for clinical use in the UK...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
World's first mitochondrial donation baby born
In a world first, the birth of a baby boy who was conceived using mitochondrial donation has been reported...
Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA mismatch may impact ageing
The interaction between mitochondrial and nuclear DNA may have implications for health, metabolism and ageing, according to a new study...
Mitochondrial mutations could hamper stem cell therapies
A study has found that stem cells from older people accumulate high numbers of mitochondrial DNA mutations, which could limit their therapeutic value...
Scientists create stem cells with half a genome
Scientists have created human stem cells with 23 chromosomes instead of 46, the normal number in a complete genome contained in almost all cells...
Scientists create monkey with 'autism gene'
A Chinese laboratory has created genetically modified monkeys that show symptoms of autism...
Radio Review: The Donor Detectives
The Donor Detectives is an ABC radio documentary about donor-conceived people who have turned to alternative methods in an attempt to identify their biological fathers....
Divorced couple's embryos must be destroyed, US judge rules
A San Francisco judge has ruled that the frozen embryos of a divorced couple should be destroyed, despite the protests of the ex-wife...