Chronic stress and social isolation are frequently cited as precursors to physical illness, yet the biological machinery ...

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move remain unclear. Research published in the Biophysical Journal shows that ...

Mitochondria appear to communicate and cooperate with one another, both within and between cells. Biologists are only just beginning to understand how and why. During his doctoral research on the ties ...

People often refer to mitochondria as the powerhouses of the cell. Their main function is to generate the energy necessary to power cells, but they are also involved in cell signaling and death.

New findings could aid future development of more efficient therapeutic strategies in the context of regenerative medicine and aging.