Results for Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Findings support lysosomal acidification strategies for pediatric neurodegenerative disorders with impaired mitochondrial quality control.

CHOP and Penn researchers find connection between mitochondrial function and mental illness in patients with a rare genetic disorder.

Researchers at CHOP collaborated with NASA and other institutions to determine possible mechanisms behind the health effects of spaceflight.

Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute are always curious as they explore uncharted territories and tap new technologies. Read about the many novel ways they are looking to improve children’s health in the February issue of Bench to Bedside.

Certain defects in the way the mitochondria work may lead to diabetes, and the ways our bodies adapt to high blood sugars share many features with the ways our bodies respond to mitochondrial disease.