cells /newsroom/taxonomy/term/9680/all en Martin Schmeing /newsroom/martin-schmeing Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:30:08 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288634 at /newsroom Mitochondria drive cell survival in times of need /newsroom/channels/news/mitochondria-drive-cell-survival-times-need-270509 <p><em>By Cynthia Lee</em></p> <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University researchers have discovered a mechanism through which mitochondria, the energy factory of our body’s cells, play a role in preventing cells from dying when the cells are deprived of nutrients – a finding that points to a potential target for next-generation cancer drugs.</p> <p>The research, published in <em>Molecular Cell</em>, builds on previous work by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ professor Nahum Sonenberg, one of the senior authors of the new study.</p> Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:09:24 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32316 at /newsroom