News articles tagged with 'mitochondrion'
UCLA researchers discover protein that shuttles RNA into cell mitochondria
— 7 Aug 2010 09:16 | HealthResearchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre and the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have uncovered a role for an essential…
'Anti-Atkins' low protein diet extends lifespan in flies
— 2 Oct 2009 11:38 | BiologyFlies fed an 'anti-Atkins' low protein diet live longer because their mitochondria function better. The research, done at the Buck Institute for Age Research, shows that the molecular…
New technique could eliminate inherited mitochondrial disease
— 26 Aug 2009 17:00 | HealthResearchers have developed an experimental technique with the potential to prevent a class of hereditary disorders passed on from mother to child. The technique, as yet conducted only…
Unstable proteins can cause premature ageing
— 7 Aug 2009 10:41 | HealthThe normal ageing process has long been linked to problems with cell respiration, the process through which the cells extract energy from nutrients. Researchers at the Swedish medical…
UCI discovers new Alzheimer's gene
— 7 Aug 2009 08:44 | HealthA UC Irvine study has found that a gene called TOMM40 appears twice as often in people with Alzheimer's disease than in those without it. Alzheimer's, for which there is no cure, is…
Stress signals link pre-existing sickness with susceptibility to bacterial infection
— 28 Jul 2009 10:40 | HealthMitochondrial diseases disrupt the power generating machinery within cells and increase a person's susceptibility to bacterial infection, particularly in the lungs or respiratory tract.…
Bad mitochondria may actually be good for you
— 23 Jul 2009 16:43 | HealthMice with a defective mitochondrial protein called MCLK1 produce elevated amounts of reactive oxygen when young; that should spell disaster, yet according to a study in this week's…
Protein regulates movement of mitochondria in brain cells
— 15 Jun 2009 21:36 | HealthScientists have identified a protein in the brain that plays a key role in the function of mitochondria - the part of the cell that supplies energy, supports cellular activity, and…
Gene may 'bypass' disease-linked mitochondrial defects, fly study suggests
— 6 May 2009 18:10 | BiologyBy lending them a gene normally reserved for other classes of animals, researchers have shown they can rescue flies from their Parkinson's-like symptoms, including movement defects…
Cholesterol appears to promote tamoxifen resistance in some breast cancer cells
— 21 Apr 2009 13:43 | HealthBreast cancer cells in the laboratory that don't respond to tamoxifen may be producing high amounts of cholesterol in order to provide a kind of shield against the drug, say researchers…