You might know them as the “powerhouses of the cell,” but that’s selling mitochondria short—these microscopic MVPs play a ...

A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing.

Stress definitely leads to anxiety just like isolation makes way for depression.Psychological and social experiences shape ...

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

Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ...

For years, researchers have watched the tiny power plants inside brain cells falter in Parkinson’s disease and wondered what came first. Did those damaged mitochondria trigger the illness, or did they ...

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died from a genetic disease called PolG, but experts hope his passing could bring more awareness to the rare condition that impacted his life. Prince Frederik, 22, died ...

It’s one of the basic tenets of biology: We get our DNA from our mom and our dad. But one notable exception has perplexed scientists for decades: Most animals, including humans, inherit the DNA inside ...