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Study: Stressed mitochondria help cells to withstand lung infections
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause severe stress to cells and organs, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can eventually lead to mortality in elderly or vulnerable people.
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Research: Mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with heart disease risk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): During a recent study researchers have discovered how mitochondrial function, and dysfunction, play critical roles in numerous diseases, and even ageing.
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Study: Cells that results in neuronal death in a mouse model of mitochondr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, a type of central nervous system cell, Microglia is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease. This research was measured by using a mouse model o
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Researchers discover new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): Researchers have discovered potential new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells. Their study in the journal Leukemia describes the compounds' potential for killing leukaemia cells when administered by themselves or in combination with other chemotherap
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Researchers found unique insight into inner workings of our cellular power
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [England], June 8 (ANI): According to the researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden, in unprecedented detail, the machinery that the cells' powerhouses, the mitochondria, use to form their proteins are found.
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Researchers reveal why not all obese people develop type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Portland (Oregon) [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new analytical method that answers a long-standing question about type 2 diabetes: why do some obese patients develop the condition while others do not.
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Study details how chemical compound can promote healthy ageing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Baton Rouge (Louisiana) [US], April 22 (ANI): According to a new study, a chemical compound named BAM15, mitochondrial uncoupler, can prevent sarcopenic obesity, or age-related muscle loss accompanied by an increase in fat tissue.
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Study explores how immune cells are controlled during wound healing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cologne [Germany], December 19 (ANI): Metabolism of mitochondria, the energy suppliers of cells, in macrophages coordinate wound healing to a significant degree, new research by the University of Cologne has found.
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Study finds how immune cells are controlled during wound healing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cologne [Germany], December 13 (ANI): A new research by the University of Cologne has found that the metabolism of mitochondria, the energy suppliers of cells, in macrophages coordinate wound healing to a significant degree.
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Scientists explore how a Parkinson's disease-linked protein attacks mitoch
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): A new study has shown how a protein associated with Parkinson's disease can damage the mitochondria, organelles inside cells that carry out a medley of vital tasks.
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Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue or adipose tissue.
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Here's how zinc could help with fertility during pandemic
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): During the coronavirus pandemic, men and women who are attempting to conceive can get assistance in reproduction by zinc supplements, suggest the findings of a novel study. Zinc may help prevent mitochondrial damage in young egg, and sperm cells.
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