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Role of Mitochondria in Heart Disease Should Not Be Underestimated

  Researchers have reviewed the role of mitochondria in cardiac diseases, highlighting different aspects of these multifaceted organelles and pointing out key processes, that, if deregulated, can lead to heart disease. Heart muscle cells – or cardiomyocytes – rely heavily on mitochondria for their energy needs. Different mitochondrial processes that can be…

Improved Mitochondrial Function May Positively Affect Spinal Cord Injuries

Researchers recently reviewed the importance of the mitochondria, the cell’s energy production factories, with special focus on spinal cord injury (SCI) and the development of comorbidities such as Type 2 diabetes and obesity. They found that improvement of mitochondrial function may decrease cell death and metabolic function in these patients. In…