Scientists have found that mitochondria may play a role in triggering Crohn’s disease. Hernandez & Sorokina/Stocksy Crohn’s disease is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes your digestive tract ...

In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a causative role in Crohn's disease and other gastrointestinal disorders. This can happen for a variety of ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell. These crucial, energy generating organelles even have their own little genomes, and make their own proteins. Mutations in mitochondrial DNA ...

Once viewed only as power generators, mitochondria are now understood to play a role in mental illness. Their ability to ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide. Approximately 80% of people with MS have inflammation in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that helps control movement ...

Human cells have two copies of each chromosome, and this balance is essential for genes to be expressed in the appropriate proportions and for cells to function correctly. When errors occur during ...

Gladstone's Ken Nakamura (right) led a study that strengthens the links between energy breakdown in cells and the onset of Parkinson’s, potentially illuminating new paths for treatment. Here, Nakamura ...