Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, bouts of mania or hypomania, and episodes of depression.  It is a highly heritable and serious condition, that when untreated comes with a ...

A recent study has uncovered the pivotal role of the transcription factor SOX9 in the development of hypospadias, a common congenital condition that affects male children.

This fundamental study reports the effects of the psychedelic drug psilocin on iPSC-derived human cortical neurons, analyzing different aspects of structural and functional neuronal plasticity. The ...

ROCKVILLE, MD – The 36 winners of the annual Student Research Achievement Awards (SRAA) were recognized at the 69 th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony on February 17, 2025.

Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) family members are evolutionally conserved Ser/Thr protein kinases in mammals and plants. In plants, the GSK3s function as signaling hubs to integrate the perception ...

Parkinson’s disease (PD), a long-term and complex movement disorder, is hallmarked by the classical motor features, including slowness of movement, resting tremors, stiffness, and postural instability ...

This search would be easier if we understood more about how the Wnt signaling pathway is controlled. When the protein GSK3 is active, it can switch the Wnt signaling pathway ‘off’, and inactivating ...