September 16, 2025 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USANew research published in PLOS Biology reveals that several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes previously linked to social behavior in humans. According to Ian Traniello and colleagues, these findings point to ancient molecular roots of social behavior that have been conserved across species. Understanding Individual Differences in Sociability In social species, individuals display varying levels of sociability — some are highly connected and…
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To win the war against weight gain, it turns out that every skirmish matters – as long as the physical activity puts your heart and lungs to work.In a new…
Thanks to its unique surface properties at nanoscale, the method can be used to perform analyses that are more reliable, sensitive and cost-effective. In…
“Traditionally, migraine has been considered a benign disorder without long-term consequences for the brain,” said study author Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, with…
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The results of the study, led by Assistant Scientist Lisa Flook, were recently published in the journal Mind, Brain and Education.Mindfulness, a notion that…
Women are under-represented in math-intensive occupations, consistent with the stereotype that females are more anxious and less capable in mathematics than…
The report, “Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the…
In a study recently published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers found that neither time of year nor weather conditions influenced…
The study did not find that environmental factors contributed to the connection between being taller and being smarter, both traits that people tend to find…
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) analyzed more than 50,000 home sales near 67 wind facilities in 27 counties across nine U.S. states, yet…
How do companies make their workplaces suitable for an aging workforce, and what useful approaches or examples of good practice do they offer? In a current…
Using electrical brain recordings and a form of magnetic stimulation, Rajesh Rao sent a brain signal to Andrea Stocco on the other side of the UW campus,…
“Stressful life events like divorce are associated with significant risk for prolonged emotional distress, including clinically-significant depression,” notes…
As a species, human survival depends on cooperation, which our ancestors developed by banding together in small, close-knit groups of individuals who thrived…
As researchers Ashley D. Brown and Jared R. Curhan of the Sloan School of Management at MIT demonstrate in two experiments, physiological arousal isn't always…
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