FeaturedGenetics·November 14, 2013·4 min readFDA Approved Immune-Modulating Drug Unexpectedly Benefits Mice With Fatal Mitochondrial DefectRapamycin, a transplant anti-rejection drug, enhances survival and reduces the disease progression in a mouse model of Leigh's syndrome, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2013·5 min readCircadian Clock is Key to Firing Up Cell’s FurnaceResearchers have identified how the circadian clock helps prime mitochondria to correctly use stored energy when we are not eating.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 8, 2013·3 min readPeering into the Protein Pathways of a CellResearchers have captured the structural dynamics of the mitochondrion using fluorescent probes. This mapping could provide insights into the underlying causes of neurodegeneration associated with mitochondrial malfunction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 20, 2013·4 min readScientists Discover Key Signaling Pathway that Makes Young Neurons ConnectResearchers have identified a molecular program which spurs the growth of neuronal output connections.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 9, 2012·2 min readResearchers Discover a New Family of Key Mitochondrial Proteins for the Function and Variability of the BrainThis family comprises a cluster of six genes that may be altered in neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s and Charcot-Marie-Tooth...Read More
