Everything the human body does, from thinking to distributing blood, requires energy, and any interruption in its generation, a function that falls mainly on the mitochondria (the organelle where cellular respiration takes place), is related to a wide range of diseases. In these energy factories, which transform sugar and fat, coenzyme Q10, a molecule popularized by the cosmetics industry, plays a fundamental role, far beyond the alleged aesthetic benefits. A joint study by the Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (Pablo de Olavide University -UPO- and CSIC), the Laboratory of Cellular Physiopathology and Bioenergetics (UPO) and the Ciberer of the Carlos III Health Institute warns that the deficiency of this substance is underdiagnosed and proposes new formulas to analyze its presence in the blood and treatment needs.
