Mitochondrial transplantation appears safe in children with rare diseases
An innovative therapy aiming to treat mitochondrial disease has shown encouraging results in six children...
An innovative therapy aiming to treat mitochondrial disease has shown encouraging results in six children...
Transfer of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genome occurs in one in every 4000 births...
by Zoe Beketova
Swedish geneticist Professor Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work that resulted in the sequencing of the entire ancient Neanderthal genome for the first time...
Mechanisms directly linking mitochondrial dysfunction to the shortening of telomeres have been discovered, alongside a novel optogenetic technique, which uses light to restore normal function to the mitochondria...
by Hannah Flynn
Embryos containing donated mitochondria, created via a method intended to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial disease, seem similar to those created via IVF with ICSI...
A newly discovered link between mitochondria, inflammation and two genes required for blood cell growth could provide new therapeutic options to treat atherosclerosis and other inflammation-associated diseases...
Early human oocytes remodel their metabolic activity, which enables them to remain dormant and reproductively viable for decades...
Ovarian ageing in mice has been shown to be reversible using compounds that target fibrosis and promote mitochondrial health..
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