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 new study in the journal Respirology reveals that patients with diabetes who are hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary…
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Although the levels of the chemicals that the fish swam in were very low even before the upgrade, the chemicals are endocrine disrupters. They mimic estrogen…
The two authors, Thor Norström and Hilde Pape, applied an approach that reduces the risk of drawing erroneous conclusions about cause and effect. They conclude…
Boating is unpleasant for the skipper and passengers if it is difficult to hear normal conversation in the cockpit. VTT's Quiet boats project examined both…
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a simple new method for producing large quantities of the promising nanomaterial graphene. The…
Many people’s everyday lives have become more fragmented and individualised. Add to this that many jobs have become independent of time and place and the fact…
Various order and discipline functions are a clear part of everyday activities in preschool and primary education, and sometimes involve children being given…
The thesis examines what children negotiate over, how they negotiate and the strategies they use. The results show that young children are skilled negotiators.Torgeir Alvestad has looked into how young children learn, through play, which negotiation strategies are appropriate and which aren’t. …
Multiple sclerosis patients who directly confronted the stress of the Second Lebanon War suffered fewer attacks than those who chose to cope with the situation…
Each year more than 6,000 adults in the United States are living kidney donors. Over time, these donors typically have some decline in function of their…
“Surgical treatment, such as laparoscopic gastric banding, is increasingly recognized as the most effective means of achieving weight loss and improving blood…
E-learning – primarily education delivered via the Internet – implies that the teaching is not limited to one (beyond the time, space and process dimensions)….
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, 2004, requires that all school districts have a Wellness Policy if they participate in federal school meal…
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