Fatty acid increases performance of cellular powerhouse
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
An entirely new control mechanism that regulates the function of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell, has been discovered by researchers. Surprisingly, a fatty acid is playing a key role in this process. The scientists have now reported that using fatty acid as a food additive improved disease symptoms in flies that suffer from Parkinson's-like symptoms due to dysfunctional mitochondria.