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Stress pushes cells to die when gatekeeper of calcium use in mitochondria is dysfunctional

March 9, 2016 by

Malfunctioning mitochondria -- the power plants in cells -- are behind the damage caused by strokes, heart attacks, and neurodegenerative diseases, but little has been known about how to stop these reactors from melting down, destroying cells and tissue.

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