O rgan transplants are a familiar idea. Organelle transplants, less so. Yet organelles are to cells what organs are to bodies ...

The first brain mitochondria map has been assembled by scientists in what could be the key to unraveling age-related brain ...

Scientists in Basel revealed that energy-producing proteins in mitochondria form large supercomplexes, boosting ATP ...

Everything the brain does—from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions—requires energy, all produced ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria ...

Mitochondria act as cellular power plants, converting nutrients into energy. When these structures fail, cells struggle to ...

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

A major barrier to understanding the brain’s energy landscape is the “scale gap” between microscopic studies of mitochondria within individual cells and macroscopic neuroimaging studies, such as ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life.

Making the atlas A major barrier to understanding the brain’s energy landscape is the “scale gap” between microscopic studies of mitochondria within individual cells and macroscopic ...