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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A study by researchers at the University of Bradford and published today in the Journal of Applied Microbiology looked at different methods of hand drying, and…
Mild cognitive impairment is a condition in which people have problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal rate of aging. The study…
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Studies by the University's School of Psychology have revealed the potential for remarkable improvements in workers' attitudes to their jobs by allowing them…
Following an uptick last year, unionization rates fell between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, by just more than half a percentage point in California and by…
A long-term study of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected major preventive surgeries had a…
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“We often think of Parkinson’s disease as being a disorder of motor function,” says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and…
Ceramic pot filters, which are made out of sawdust and clay, have been around in poor countries for hundreds of years. The focus of Heinley’s research is on…
Neurologist Robert “Berch” Griggs, M.D., is heading the study of treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common form of the disease that affects…
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality – and that may be associated with being…
Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder…
“It shows that kids really pay attention to people's accuracy and they don't forget it, even after interacting with that person one time,” says psychology…
The more economically advanced countries in the Developing World have better overall safety records than the others, but even their death risk per flight is…
Specific prevention and education strategies are needed to address breast cancer in Mexican-origin women in this country, according to a study at The…
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