(Medical Xpress) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers from the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine have developed a novel approach for generating ...
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Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) has now been used in humans to conceive a "three-parent baby" to prevent inherited mitochondrial disorders, but there remain questions about the effectiveness of the process.
Jan 18, 2017
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A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) showed how the "batteries" of cells are highly implicated ...
May 19, 2021
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that excessive degradation of mitochondria, the power plants of cells, plays an important role in the onset of mitochondrial disease in children. These inherited ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Children with mitochondrial diseases who suffered acute metabolic strokes benefited from rapid intravenous treatment with the amino acid arginine, experiencing no side effects from the treatment. The diseases were caused ...
Mar 9, 2018
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(Medical Xpress) -- Within each of our cells are a number of organelles governing operations – making sure we function as smoothly as possible. But one slip on the molecular level could mean disaster.
Apr 3, 2012
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Vitamins B have recently been turned out to be potent modifiers of energy metabolism, especially the function of mitochondria.
Apr 7, 2014
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In a new study published online in Biological Psychiatry on January 16, 2015, researchers from Butler Hospital identify an association between biological changes on the cellular level and both childhood adversity and psychiatric ...
Jan 20, 2015
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Rooted in malfunctions in the tiny power plants that energize our cells, mitochondrial disorders are notoriously complex and variable, with few effective treatments. Now, novel findings in microscopic worms may hold great ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by early abnormal social communication and restricted repetitive behaviors and interests. The prevalence of ASD continues to rise and ...
Apr 15, 2024
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