Altered Mitochondria Associated with Increased Autism Risk
Aug 24, 2017
Mitochondria, your cells’ power engines, could pay a key role in the development of autism spectrum disorder.
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Dr. Douglas Wallace Receives the Franklin Medal in Life Science from the Franklin Institute
May 11, 2017
CHOP’s Douglas Wallace, a world-renowned pioneer in mitochondrial biology, received the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science at the Franklin Institute.
CHOP’s Dr. Douglas Wallace Inducted into Italian Academy of Sciences
May 24, 2016
Dr. Wallace, a world expert in mitochondrial medicine, has joined the Italian Academy of Sciences. Other members of the Academy have included Einstein and Franklin.
Tiny Mitochondria Play Outsized Role in Human Evolution
Sep 25, 2015
Mitchondria, the tiny structures that are power plants of our cells, may have helped humans and other mammals adapt and evolve over the eons.
Novel Treatments Emerging for Human Mitochondrial Diseases
Jul 21, 2015
Using lithium and other drugs in cell and animal models, CHOP researchers may have broken a logjam in devising effective treatments for mitochondrial diseases.
Steadily Rising Increases in Mitochondrial DNA Mutations Cause Abrupt Shifts in Disease
Oct 22, 2014
Subtle changes in mitochondria, our cells’ power plants, may trigger a broad range of common diseases, says a pioneering CHOP scientist.