A loop in mitochondria—organelles within cells that produce energy for the body—may allow cells to retreat up the path of differentiation.

Boosting metabolism using light-powered mitochondria extends roundworms' lives up to 40%, according to new research.

Exposure to flame retardant called FireMaster 550 before birth left newborn rats with altered brain development, research finds.

Researchers have taken a first step toward using plants to study human psychiatric illness. The work hinges on behavior and mitochondria.

Fat tissue loses function as we age, which can lead to disease. But high levels of lifelong exercise seem to counteract this deterioration, researchers say.

Forensics specialists could use a commercially available assay to determine if a sample comes from dog, wolf, or coyote.

The discovery of how breast cancer cells shift to mitochondrial metabolism to metastasize could lead to new ways to stop their spread and reduce mortality.

Researchers may have a new way to fight Werner Syndrome, which causes early aging and death, with supplements that boost the breakdown of mitochondria.

One in eight women in the general population is a carrier of mitochondrial disease. New findings could inform genetic counseling for those who plan to have children.

A combination of drugs that affect mitochondria—the power plants inside cells—may become the best weapon yet to fight acute myeloid leukemia.