Meanwhile, Emani is now investigating whether mitochondrial transfer could improve the success of cardiac transplantation ...

In some specialized cell types, like neurons and sperm, energy needs are high and mitochondria are trafficked long distances, dictating unique needs for the shape of the mitochondrial network.

If fat cells become metabolically stressed and dysfunctional, they start churning out chunks of mitochondria that serve as warning signals to the heart of potential catastrophe, suggest the authors of ...

on the way the altered mitochondrial membranes found in people with metabolic diseases such as Barth syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that weakens the heart, fail to enable cellular power production.