Monitoring Mitochondrial Function and Activity During Early Embryo Development. Over the past half a century there has been an increase in the average age of motherhood. Understanding the biology of…

The AIMM (Acipimox in Mitochondrial Myopathy) trial is a clinical trial to determine whether a drug, acipimox, can be used to improve muscle symptoms in patients with mitochondrial myopathy (muscle…

Cryo-EM Imaging Technology Captures Translation of the Mitochondrial Genome. Collaborative work of researchers from Finland, Sweden, USA and the UK has captured images of ribosomes translating messenger RNA (mRNA) expressed…

Identification of New Mutations Causing Mitochondrial Disease. By Dr Lyndsey Butterworth A multi-centre research study has revealed genetic changes in a gene that lead to mitochondrial disease. Researchers from across…

In this week's WCMR Science Seminar Series, we heard from PhD student Laura Smith about her research project that involves investigating neuronal vulnerability underlying seizure activity in Alpers’ syndrome. Read…

In a recent WCMR Science Seminar talk, we heard from Rory Tinker, a junior doctor and scientist at the start of his career in both fields. Read on to find out…

High-resolution imaging reveals for the first time exactly where mitochondrial proteins are made within the mitochondria in human cells. By Dr Lyndsey Butterworth Researchers have adapted a method to visualise…

As part of our WCMR Science Seminar Series, we recently heard from PhD student Matt Zorkau who talked about his research project that aims to better understand how and where…

We recently heard from Dr Anna Smith and Dr Julia Whitehall as part of our WCMR Science Seminar Series. The title of their talk was "Investigating the effect of age-related…

In a recent talk as part of our WCMR Science Seminar Series, Dr Jane Newman provided an update about a study looking into ataxia in mitochondrial disease. Read on to…