Friedberg says dysfunctional mitochondria may be a key driver for cancers, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and autism.
“So every cell in our body gets its energy, which is what it uses to function from the mitochondria.”
Friedberg predicts mitotherapy could become a major new treatment modality for many diseases based on recent research.
“So this opens up the door to this whole new therapeutic modality, a new type of therapy called mitotherapy or mitochondrial therapy that based on the series of papers that we're seeing coming out recently, I believe could end up becoming a really incredible new therapy that may ultimately lead to the treatment for many diseases”