September 20, 2017September 20, 2017
MitoAction Hosts Podcast Presentation to Mark Global Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
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In honor of Global Mitochondrial Awareness Week, which takes place Sept. 17-23, MitoAction will host a podcast presentation by Dr. ... Read more
September 15, 2017September 15, 2017
At Boston Rare Disease Film Festival, Mitochondrial Disease Makes It to Big Screen
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One film tells a story written by Rina Goldberg, the exuberant Philadelphia teenager who never gave up on life ... Read more
September 14, 2017
Care for Cardiac Problems in Mitochondrial Disorders Advancing, But More Needed, Scientist Argues
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Mitochondrial disorders often affect several organs, but symptoms are more likely to be evident in organs like the heart that are most dependent ... Read more
September 12, 2017September 12, 2017
Both Heart and Muscle Factors Limit Exercise Capacity in Mitochondrial Disease
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Reduced exercise capacity in people with mitochondrial diseases is linked to both a heart that works inefficiently and muscles that inadequately ... Read more
September 8, 2017
Mitochondrial Mutation May Cause Maternally Inherited Hypertension, Study Suggests
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Researchers in China report finding a mutation in a mitochondrial gene that causes maternally inherited hypertension, according to a ... Read more
September 6, 2017
Raxone Approved for Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in Israel, Santhera Announces
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Raxone (idebenone) was recently approved by the Ministry of Health in Israel as a treatment for visual impairment in ... Read more
September 1, 2017
Advanced Imaging Technique Reveals How Mitochondria Incorporate Proteins
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Researchers at the University of Exeter in England used an advanced imaging technique — electron cryo‐tomography — to show for ... Read more
August 30, 2017
Antimicrobial Agents Used in Eye Drops Might Inhibit Mitochondrial Function, Scientists Warn
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Researchers have found that quaternary ammonium compounds, or “quats,” used as antimicrobial agents in common household and pharmaceuticals products, ... Read more
August 28, 2017
Mitochondrial Gene May Be Linked to Obesity in Adulthood, Mouse Study Reports
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Obesity in adulthood and fatty liver disease may be linked to impaired function of a mitochondrial gene called Ptcd1, ... Read more
August 25, 2017August 25, 2017
Mitochondria DNA Variation Could Lead to Autism, New Study Suggests
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Variations in mitochondria DNA, the cellular powerhouses responsible for energy production, could lead to the development of autism, a ... Read more
August 23, 2017
Levels of FGF-21 Protein Could Help Doctors Diagnose Mitochondrial Disease, Study Reports
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High levels of the FGF-21 protein may be a better indicator of mitochondrial disease than many currently used diagnostic tools, a ... Read more
August 21, 2017August 21, 2017
Blood Test Unveils Mutations Underlying Unknown Mitochondrial Diseases, Australian Study Finds
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Researchers at Australia’s University of Sydney have developed a blood test capable of identifying mutations in mitochondrial genes. This new test allows ... Read more

MitoAction Hosts Podcast Presentation to Mark Global Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week

In honor of Global Mitochondrial Awareness Week, which takes place Sept. 17-23, MitoAction will host a podcast presentation by Dr. Richard Frye on how gut microbiome modulates mitochondrial function. Frye ... Read more

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017

At Boston Rare Disease Film Festival, Mitochondrial Disease Makes It to Big Screen

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One film tells a story written by Rina Goldberg, the exuberant Philadelphia teenager who never gave up on life — even after mitochondrial disease left her unable to walk, ... Read more

September 14, 2017

Care for Cardiac Problems in Mitochondrial Disorders Advancing, But More Needed, Scientist Argues

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Mitochondrial disorders often affect several organs, but symptoms are more likely to be evident in organs like the heart that are most dependent on oxidative metabolism — the use of oxygen to convert ... Read more

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017

Both Heart and Muscle Factors Limit Exercise Capacity in Mitochondrial Disease

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Reduced exercise capacity in people with mitochondrial diseases is linked to both a heart that works inefficiently and muscles that inadequately extract oxygen, according to a study that pinned down the ... Read more

September 8, 2017

Mitochondrial Mutation May Cause Maternally Inherited Hypertension, Study Suggests

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Researchers in China report finding a mutation in a mitochondrial gene that causes maternally inherited hypertension, according to a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The mutation ... Read more

September 6, 2017

Raxone Approved for Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in Israel, Santhera Announces

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Raxone (idebenone) was recently approved by the Ministry of Health in Israel as a treatment for visual impairment in adolescent and adult patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) ... Read more

September 1, 2017

Advanced Imaging Technique Reveals How Mitochondria Incorporate Proteins

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Researchers at the University of Exeter in England used an advanced imaging technique — electron cryo‐tomography — to show for the first time how proteins are targeted and get incorporated ... Read more

August 30, 2017

Antimicrobial Agents Used in Eye Drops Might Inhibit Mitochondrial Function, Scientists Warn

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Researchers have found that quaternary ammonium compounds, or “quats,” used as antimicrobial agents in common household and pharmaceuticals products, inhibited mitochondrial function in human cells grown in the laboratory. ... Read more

August 28, 2017

Mitochondrial Gene May Be Linked to Obesity in Adulthood, Mouse Study Reports

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Obesity in adulthood and fatty liver disease may be linked to impaired function of a mitochondrial gene called Ptcd1, a mouse study suggests. The research, “Adult-onset obesity is triggered ... Read more

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017

Mitochondria DNA Variation Could Lead to Autism, New Study Suggests

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Variations in mitochondria DNA, the cellular powerhouses responsible for energy production, could lead to the development of autism, a new study suggests. The study, “Association Between Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroup Variation ... Read more