Chronic stress and social isolation are frequently cited as precursors to physical illness, yet the biological machinery ...

The tiny little powerhouses of our cells, the mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny ...

Mitochondria fuel your muscles, immune system and cellular repair – and their performance affects everything from fitness to ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

Longevity science has spent decades chasing single molecules that might slow aging, but most candidates have delivered modest ...

Stress definitely leads to anxiety just like isolation makes way for depression. Psychological and social experiences shape the brain, potentially leading to mental health issues but the underlying ...

Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell’s “power plants.” These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP — the cell’s ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

In 2016, sarcopenia was recognized as a disease and given an ICD-10-CM code (M62.84). 3,4 However, the originating causes of sarcopenia are largely unknown and have no clinical treatments at present, ...

In a small study, sprint interval exercise helped to “clean-up and rebuild” cells better than steady-state moderate-intensity cardio. Experts say it doesn't take a lot to benefit from this effect—even ...