Important articles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqxCOcdda2Y Joe Wise heads to the Paralympics.

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism - "Mitochondrial disorders are now thought to be the most common disease associated with ASD. Some journal articles and other analyses have estimated that 10% to 20% of all autism cases may involve mitochondrial disorders, which would make them one thousand times more common among people with ASD than the general population." - from "Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case in Federal Court - Now What?" Read the article by David Kirby. Read the verbatim copy of the US Government concession filed last November in a vaccine-autism case in the Court of Federal Claims here.

"Father: Child's case shifts autism debate" by Jon S. Poling (Neurologist and Hannah Poling's father) for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read the article.

Diabetes/Statins article on Science Daily - "Over the last few decades, mitochondria have increasingly been understood as a key determinant of cellular health. On the other hand, mitochondrial dysfunction can lead to many neurodegenerative conditions as well as metabolic diseases such as diabetes."

"Agent Orange Chemical, Dioxin, Attacks The Mitochondria To Cause Cancer" - Click here to read.

BBC News - "Alzheimer's is linked to the build up of amyloid protein plaques. The new study has shown that these plaques inflict damage by interacting with an enzyme produced in the cell's energy-producing power plants. The interaction damages these tiny structures - known as mitochondria - and causes toxic substances to leak out into the rest of the cell, leading to its destruction." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3628319.stm

Parkinson's on Science Daily- "The rat studies showed that TCE exposure inhibited mitochondrial function (which in humans is associated with a wide range of degenerative diseases) in the substantia nigra, an area in the brain that produces dopamine and whose destruction is associated with Parkinson's disease. Specifically, Complex 1, an enzyme important in energy production, was significantly reduced in the substantia nigra." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080107181340.htm

Time Magazine, "When Cells Stop Working" - Click here to read.

Dr. Cohen's review on problems associated with mitochondrial cytopathies - Click here to read.

NORD website, "Melbourne Researchers Uncover Underlying Cause of Mitochondrial Diseases" -
Click here to read. Headline link on NORD, http://www.rarediseases.org/washington/office

Articles on our family: this section is currently being updated.

Video Clips:
There are several video clips, but this a thumbnail of the one on mito. There is a commercial BEFORE the video starts. The clip features mito and covers some symptoms of children affected. The doctor's interview on mitochondrial medicine and research is towards the end.
http://www.boston.com/news/necn/Health/ - to watch the 11 minute video clip.

A feature on Jack and Bethany:
http://www.themurrayfam.com - to watch the video clip.

A TBS special feature on Ty and mito:
http://www.medicalneurogenetics.com/ - look under the information section.

Other articles:
The Boston Globe, "Suffering Through a Mystery" Click here to read about the Thorell family.