Chronic stress and social isolation are frequently cited as precursors to physical illness, yet the biological machinery ...
Stress definitely leads to anxiety just like isolation makes way for depression.Psychological and social experiences shape ...
The bean-shaped organelles are now being recognized for their part in immune signaling, stress responses, and neural ...
A study on ground squirrels shows, not only do mitochondria produce bioenergy in the cone-shaped photoreceptors in the retina of the eye, they also act as micro-lenses that redirect light to the ...
Cells are full of little machines that perform critical functions, like mitochondria, which are known as the powerhouses of the cell. But new research has revealed that in photoreceptor cells, ...
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have used 49 pairs of identical twins to delve into the metabolic changes that can take place in fat tissue as a result of obesity, teasing out some distinct ...
Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move ...
Researchers in Japan have shown that the mitochondrial protein COX7RP extends healthy lifespan in mice by enhancing ...
Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move ...
A signal sequence at the tip of a protein recognizes a receptor protein on the outer mitchondrial membrane. This causes diffusion of this tethered protein through the membrane to a contact site. When ...