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September 20, 2017September 20, 2017

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