February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

University of Helsinki Researchers Discover Vitamin B3 Form that is Effective in Attenuating Mitochondrial Myopathy Progression

Researchers from the University of Helsinki recently found that a vitamin B3 form might be effective in attenuating the progression of mitochondrial myopathy. The study is published in the journal ... Read more

February 25, 2015February 26, 2015

University of Geneva Researchers Discover New Mitochondrial Activity Component Previously Undetected In Mammals

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Mitochondria, the true energy power plants of cellular activity, play a vital role in energy production and in several other essential cellular processes, including lipid and amino acid metabolism, the ... Read more

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015

Novel Therapy for Multiple Mitochondrial Diseases Now in Clinical Trials

Friedreich's Ataxia, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, Leigh syndrome

Edison Pharmaceuticals is actively engaged in a number of phase 2 clinical trials investigating their drug candidate EPI-743 in a variety of mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases. The studies range from ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

Individual Case Report Highlights Rare Acute Kidney Injury Leading To Mitochondrial Myopathy

Mitochondrial Myopathy News, News

A recent case report of a patient with acute kidney injury who was later diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy, titled “Recurrent episodic acute kidney injury as presenting manifestation of mitochondrial myopathy,” ... Read more

February 20, 2015February 23, 2015

Toxins Crossing the Placental Barrier Can Lead To Mitochondrial Toxcicity, Diseases

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A recent controversial decision to legalize “three parent babies” in the United Kingdom has led researchers to believe that they may have found a solution for heading off genetically transferred Mitochondrial Diseases ... Read more

February 19, 2015

Stealth BioTherapeutics Initiates Clinical Study of Bendavia for the Treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy

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Stealth BioTherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for rare, mitochondria-related diseases, recently announced the initiation of a new clinical study of Bendavia for the treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy (MM). Mitochondrial Myopathy (MM) ... Read more

February 16, 2015February 17, 2015

MitoAction hosts 4th Mitochondrial Disease Clinical Conference

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As part of its ongoing effort to improve mitochondrial disease patient care, MitoAction — a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults, and families living with mitochondrial ... Read more

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

Coenzyme Q10 Deficiency Linked To Rare Mitochondrial Disease Found Mainly In Children

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A new international study by scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Columbia University in New York, and Rutgers, The State University of New ... Read more