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When we look in the mirror, it can be hard to imagine how our cells have anything to do with the image staring back at us. How can something so small, something we can’t even see, influence what we look like or how we feel?
A new study published last month provides an intriguing answer to this question. Lead author Bhupendra Singh and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham uncovered a direct link between the health of our mitochondria and two common and highly visible signs of aging: hair loss and wrinkles.
Ask anybody what they remember about the mitochondria, and they’ll probably say: “it’s the powerhouse of the cell.” That simple phrase has evolved from a biology class memory trick, to a meme expressing a general malaise or indifference. Because despite the necessity of these little energy-making machines, most of us still don’t know what the mitochondria are.
