and to be abolished by small-molecule inhibitors, supporting the existence of a carrier protein, although its molecular identity was not discovered for several decades.” Mitochondria are ...

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Wake Forest University School of Medicine have identified ALDH4A1, a ...

How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked ...

SYDNEY, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have identified a small molecule that blocks cell death, offering hope for treatments that could slow or stop the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like ...

Impaired quality control of mitochondria plays a central role in Parkinson's disease. The research group led by Malte Gersch at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology in Dortmund (MPI) has ...

University of Dundee scientists have discovered a new target that could herald the development of new drugs to treat ...

It removes ubiquitin marks from defective mitochondria that are destined for degradation. An inhibitor of this enzyme, which could promote mitophagy and thus improve nerve function, is currently ...

Australian researchers have discovered a molecule that may stop brain cell death linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.