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 natural yellowing of the eye lens that absorbs blue light has been linked to sleep disorders in a group of test volunteers, according to a study in the…
“I examined the idea of ‘relative position,’ or where one fits into the income distribution in their local community, as it applies to both trust of neighbors…
A landmark study in the late 1960s and early 1970s used marshmallows and cookies to assess the ability of preschool children to delay gratification. If they…
Are new England's iconic maple trees at risk? If a beetle has its way, the answer may be yes.Results from the first study of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB)…
The study, published online today in the journal Child Development, focused on epigenetics – the expression of genes as opposed to the underlying sequence of…
“You don't have to go out and party to be happy. That's the thing students feel they need to do, particularly when they're new to campus,” said Bernardo J….
New research from MIT suggests that there are parts of our brain dedicated to language and only language, a finding that marks a major advance in the search…
The research team, led by Christopher Trentacosta, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State…
The odd lifestyle of the Pacific leaping blenny (Alticus arnoldorum) has been detailed for the first time in research findings that throw new light on how…
Results presented today from the Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Pilot Study show that almost 40% of patients undergoing a catheter ablation for atrial…
Rotavirus is a major cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. Before the vaccine, rotavirus was responsible for 58,000 to 70,000 pediatric…
Those are the findings of a new longitudinal study of low-income families by researchers at Wayne State University, Oklahoma State University, the University…
The study appears in the journal Child Development.”The main question we were interested in is how do children go about selecting strategies for dealing with…
In the evolutionary blink of an eye, a bacterium that causes mild stomach irritation evolved into a deadly assassin responsible for the most devastating…
It is a well-established fact that as we grow older, our bones become more brittle and prone to fracturing. It is also well established that loss of mass is a…
While most research into video games and aggressive behavior has focused on violent games, competitiveness may be the main video game characteristic that…
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