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…
The study finds companies that use immediate follow-up customer surveys or multiple follow-up surveys may open themselves to negative consequences because…
A study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has demonstrated that a molecule “tagged” with a radioactive form of carbon can…
Women now dominate the field of veterinary medicine — the result of a nearly 40-year trend that is likely to repeat itself in the fields of medicine and law.That's the conclusion of a new study that found three factors that appear to be driving the change: the 1972 federal amendment that outlaws discrimination against female students; male applicants to graduate schools who may be deterred by a growing number of women enrolling; and the increasing number of women earning Bachelor's degrees in numbers that far exceed those of male graduates, says sociologist Anne E. Lincoln….
And what's a significant factor in those goals and expectations taking shape in the first place? It matters if teens are involved in extracurricular activities…
For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C being treated for the first time, the addition of an investigational hepatitis C–specific protease…
A potentially life-threatening challenge characterized by pauses in breathing that can last for more than 20 seconds, apnea of prematurity (AOP) affects more…
The amounts in the limited sample, however, were almost 1,000 times lower than the “tolerable daily intake” levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection…
The study, published in the current issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, examined data on more than 30,000 Canadians collected as…
The researchers examined 13 studies published between 1918 and 1920. During this time, many scientists erroneously believed that influenza was caused by…
That is what a study by the Universidad de Almería says, confirming for the first time that human excrements contribute to water pollution, primarily with…
The research, which was published today (2 November 2010) in Nature Communications, has provided essential missing evidence showing that an ancient plant group…
It may seem difficult to change stereotypical thinking. Perceptions can be very important in forming an individual's attitudes. Now, researchers at the…
The study was conducted at St John Hospital and Medical Center, a 769-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Detroit, Mich. The authors examined 532 instances…
Researchers say the findings suggest that incorporating the germicidal properties of UV light into vacuuming might have promise in reducing allergens and…
People aren’t very accurate at predicting how good or bad they’ll feel after an event — such as watching their team lose the big game or getting a flat-screen…
The rate at which lead poisoning has struck young Rhode Island children depends heavily on where they live, according to a Brown University-led geographic…
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