News tagged with mitochondrial function
Researchers identify Parkinson's disease link
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center have found that mitochondrial quality and functional capacity play an important role in Parkinson's ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Link found between insulin sensitivity, cells' powerhouses
If findings of a new study in mice are any indication, it might be possible to fine-tune cellular powerhouses called mitochondria, tweaking one aspect to increase insulin sensitivity, reduce body and fat ...
Medical research
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Discovery may lead to mitochndria syndrome treatment
Mitochondrial depletion syndrome accounts for about 11 percent of the cases of children born with common myopathies and a more mild form of the syndrome affecting adults. A new finding by Cornell researchers ...
Medical research
Sep 22, 2011 |
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PGD can permit the birth of healthy children to women carrying mitochondrial DNA disease
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can give women at risk of passing on a mitochondrial DNA disorder to their offspring a good chance of being able to give birth to an unaffected child, a researcher told the annual ...
Genetics
May 30, 2011 |
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Animal results may pave way to treating rare mitochondrial diseases in children
A human drug that both prevents and cures kidney failure in mice sheds light on disabling human mitochondrial disorders, and may represent a potential treatment in people with such illnesses.
Medical research
May 19, 2011 |
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