"...“Based on the current literature we were expecting reduced oxygen consumption in the mitochondria, which leads to a build up of toxic byproducts, but what we saw was the exact opposite,” he said. “We were able to show the mitochondria were perfectly normal but were working four times as hard, which also leads to increased production of poisonous byproducts to occur.”
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Fisher said so far, the blood test had been trialled on a small test group ..., and had reliably detected the hyperactive mitochondria of Parkinson’s patients.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2...lier-treatment

(I find it more than interesting that the mitochondria in PD patients showed a hypermetabolic state, not a hypo state! The mitochondria are over preforming not underperforming.)