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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“Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection or wounding, says Andrew H. Miller, MD, senior author for the study and professor of Psychiatry and…
The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health under award number DK083537, and in part by award number 1ULIRR029892, from the National Center for…
The study, presented today (2 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, highlights the need for doctors to talk to…
This field is known as plasmonics because scientists are trying to take advantage of plasmons, electrons that have been “excited” by light in a phenomenon that…
In states where medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for kindergarten students are easier to get, exemption rates are higher, potentially…
Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is…
In the current issue of Evolution, Michigan State University researchers created the digital equivalent of spring break to see how mate attraction played out…
Over this time period, when the Earth is known to have transitioned from “hothouse” to “icehouse” conditions, the oceans also experienced a dramatic shift in…
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology provides an explanation of why: only in combination with…
“While other studies have looked at how chocolate may help cardiovascular health, this is the first of its kind study to find that chocolate, may be beneficial…
In animals, this rhythm emerges from a tiny brain structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the hypothalamus. Take it out of the brain and keep it…
Pretend play is any play a child engages in, alone, with playmates, or with adults, that involves uses of the imagination to create a fantasy world or…
Parents of young children hope for a successful kindergarten experience that will set their youngsters on the right path of their educational journey. Some…
In the past two decades, the Chinese economy has undergone many drastic reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market.These…
Separated and divorced couples are increasingly using emails, texting and social media to communicate with their ex-partners about their children. However,…
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