Brian Cunniff, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Vermont, will discuss how the subcellular positioning of mitochondria regulates gene-expression patterns ...

Researchers showed that many mitochondrial proteins enter the organelle during synthesis, guided by folding patterns and structural signals. This discovery revises decades of biochemical models. Mitoc ...

Excess fat deposits in the brain's immune cells – the microglia – could impair their ability to combat disease. This may open ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as "manic-depressive illness," a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as 'manic-depressive illness,' a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter Vincent van Gogh, is ...

Bipolar disorder, called bipolar disorder', is caused by alternating feelings of mania in elevated mood and depression in low mood, and about 1-2% of the world's population suffers from it.

It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are ...

Astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus region of the brain, an area involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness, play ...

Metformin boosts human oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination across stem-cell, organoid, and chimera models. The study links these effects to mitochondrial metabolic shifts, supporting its ...

Chronic infections impact a substantial portion of the global population, presenting ongoing challenges to health care systems and compromising patient well-being. In a new study, researchers at the ...

Just a few days after scientists announced we're at a pivotal tipping point in Alzheimer's disease research, a team has made a huge breakthrough, proving for the first time how mitochondrial ...