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…
A team of researchers from the University of Kansas and colleagues have shown that when savings accounts are started for children of low-income families and…
Cannabinoids (marijuana) administration after experiencing a traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in…
Climate change researcher David W. Wolfe says New York can be prepared, but we need to understand the changes to come and start getting ready to face them…
The study published today in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), reports that patients with epilepsy were nearly 8 times…
MicroRNAs are a class of 19-24 nucleotide non-coding RNAs that do not code for proteins. MicroRNAs bind to target messenger RNAs to inhibit protein…
But have the fictional police affected real-life public opinion and political decisions? This is one of the issues investigated by film studies scholar Michael…
From 1863 through 2010, 137 non-native amphibian and reptile species were introduced to Florida, with about 25 percent of those traced to one animal importer….
Those who regularly play in outdoor settings with lots of green (grass and trees, for example) have milder ADHD symptoms than those who play indoors or in…
The rise in exposure to prescription products has been so striking that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established the PROTECT Initiative,…
These findings, which are published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, indicate that primary care clinicians, who are often the first to…
“This enduring popularity generates an intense competition for the commercial slots that follow broadcast debates,” write authors Alison Jing Xu (University of…
“When consumers are reminded of money, do they conform, shrug it off, or react against others' attempts to influence them?” ask authors Jia (Elke) Liu…
“In multiple languages, the terms hunger and salivation are used metaphorically to describe desire for non-food items,” writes author David Gal (Northwestern…
“Many well-known brands become symbols or icons of the cultures or countries with which they are associated,” write authors Carlos J. Torelli and Rohini…
Treatment with a telaprevir-based combination regimen for hepatitis C – heretofore a chronic, destructive and difficult to manage disease – effectively can be…
Since the first television screens lit up our living rooms scientists have been studying its affect on young children. Now scientists in Ohio have compared…
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