Tag: mitochondria

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How lipolysis may damage organs such as the heart

It is well-known in endocrinology, and especially among doctors specializing in diabetes, that excessive lipolysis is highly…

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Cellular “memory” of stress can be passed on for 50+ generations

There was a study that came out 2-3 years ago showing that when animals were exposed to…

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Intense exercise causes mitochondrial damage even in elite athletes

Hopefully, this post won’t be interpreted as trying to bash exercise. Its goal is to simply draw…

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Damaged mitochondria may cause 90%+ of Parkinson Disease (PD) cases

More evidence that yet another “incurable” condition is little more than energy deficit (due to mitochondrial dysfunction)…

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Aging is an energy deficiency problem, taking cardiolipin may reverse it

Yet another study demonstrating that “aging” is nothing but a phenotype characterizing an organism with declining energy…

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COVID-19 is an energy deficiency disease

Yet another seemingly non-metabolic disease turns out to be nothing but energy deficiency in disguise. Apparently, the…

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Loss of mitochondrial function (OXPHOS) induces de-differentiation (cancer)

The study only focuses on the lymphatic system and its cells, but the principle is general and…

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Mitochondrial dysfunction may be the cause of anemia

Despite anemia being a pretty common condition, I still don’t think medicine has a good idea what…

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Muscle weakness / wasting linked to poor mitochondrial function

A study that once again illustrates the central principle of bioenergetics – structure and function cannot be…

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Vitamin D deficiency impairs muscles by lowering energy production

Perhaps this study below will put some of the arguments against vitamin D supplementation to rest. It…