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This study shows how a lack of oxygen during pregnancy can cause schizophrenia
Published July 25, 2022
IMAGE: Experiments with rats indicate that brain cells submitted to several forms of hypoxia underwent alterations to their energy production mechanism. Such condition may affect the fetus in pregnant women […]
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
Published July 25, 2022
The head of a roundworm, C. elegans. The glia that regulate the stress response in all the worm’s cells are highlighted. A mere four of these cells, known as CEPsh […]
Animal Studies Targeting Mitochondria Help Prolong Survival, Review Shows
Published July 25, 2022
Studies in animal models investigating mitochondrial abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) found that therapies targeting mitochondria — the powerhouses of cells — are consistently effective in prolonging survival, a […]
Mitochondria-boosting compound promotes immunotherapy in mice
Published July 25, 2022
Researchers have discovered that a small molecule can help some T cells combat tumours during PD-1 blockade immunotherapy in mice. A small molecule that inhibits energy production in T cells […]
Cell biology -- maintaining mitochondrial resilience
Published July 25, 2022
Mitochondria cannot autonomously cope with stress and must instead call on the cell for help. Molecular geneticists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have identified the long-sought signaling pathway which enables […]
New mechanism underlying organelle communication revealed in brown fat cells
Published July 25, 2022
In recent years, brown fat has garnered increasing attention as the so-called good fat that can protect against obesity and associated health risks, like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Brown fat […]
Molecular Repair Pathway for Cellular Energy Production Discovered
Published July 25, 2022
Image of a cell: the cell nucleus is blue, the mitochondria structure red, and the mitochondrial DNA green. Credit: Alexandra Kukat If the energy supply of a cell is disturbed […]
Protein Regulates the Sugar/Fat Conversion Pathway
Published July 25, 2022
Credit: Riva Ferdian on Unsplash. Scientists in Texas and Pennsylvania have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat our cells convert into energy during periods of […]
Mitochondria Defects in Immune Cells May Cause MG, Study Says
Published July 25, 2022
Defects in mitophagy — the process that degrades defective mitochondria , the cell compartments responsible for producing energy — in certain types of immune cells may cause myasthenia gravis (MG), […]
Can Red Light Exposure Improve Eyesight?
Published July 25, 2022
Looking into a deep red light for 3 minutes each day may significantly improve declining eyesight, according to a study published in Journals of Gerontology. Looking into a deep red […]
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