News

A recent literature review revealed that mitochondria may play a role in the second most common neurodegenerative disorder: Parkinson’s disease (PD). The review was published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and is entitled “Mitochondria: A Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease?“.

Summer is over and school is back in session — and so are homework, quizzes, and projects for students. For some children and their parents, however, these are the small things to worry about when returning to school. Children with chronic conditions such as mitochondrial diseases often need to take extra…

Researchers at Università del Salento in Italy recently revealed new insights into the link between krill oil, mitochondrial dysfunction and fatty liver disease. The study was published in the journal BioMed Research International and is entitled “Krill Oil Ameliorates Mitochondrial Dysfunctions in Rats…

Mitochondria (singular mitochondrion) are tiny subunits present inside every cell of the human body except red blood cells, from the skin to the deep internal organs. Mitochondria’s main role is transforming food and oxygen that enter the cells into useful energy, creating more than 90 percent of the energy needed by…

Results from a recent study published in the journal EBioMedicine showed that altered mitochondrial DNA changes precede bioenergetic dysfunction and that patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN) have impaired mitochondrial metabolism compared to kidney disease. The results indicate that systemic mitochondrial dysfunction initiated by glucose induced altered…

A new study recently published in the Chinese Medical Journal reviewed the diagnostic resources currently available for a mitochondrial disease called mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). The study is entitled “Progress in Diagnosing Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like…

A team led by researchers at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan recently discovered a compound able to improve the survival of cells from patients with mitochondrial diseases, offering a new potential therapeutic approach. The study is entitled “Mitochonic Acid 5 (MA-5), a Derivative…

MitoAction Energy Walk & 5K, a well-established annual charity event within the mitochondrial disease community, will take place this year on Saturday, September 12. The event is designed to help raise awareness and funding to support patients who suffer from mitochondrial diseases. In addition to a 5K walk, the event meant to be a…

In a new study entitled “Kruppel-like factor 4 is critical for transcriptional control of cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis” scientists at the Case Cardiovascular Research Institute report the discovery of a mitochondria protein – Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) – that is crucial for maintaining heart health and protection…

Findings of a new study are overturning longstanding scientific theories about how energy is distributed within muscles for powering movement. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health report the first clear evidence that muscle cells distribute energy primarily by the rapid conduction of electrical charges through a vast, interconnected network…