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 Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Kuala Lumpur recently to formalise the partnership.Berlin-based Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems…
The study is called “Relieve” and is about evaluating, alleviating and treating chest pain and anxiety in patients requiring ambulance care. Rapid relief of…
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However, sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone does not carry an increased risk, according to a newly published study from the Norwegian Institute of…
Over the past few years, honey bee keepers have experienced problems due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has hurt honey bee populations, causing some…
The study involved 209 people with benign positional vertigo with no known cause such as head trauma or ear surgery. Vertigo is an inner ear disorder that is a…
What would you prefer: a three per cent wage rise at five per cent inflation? Or a two per cent wage-cut with stable prices?Many people, faced with this…
Study findings show that expert advice suppresses areas of the brain responsible for making value judgments. Conversely, those regions of the brain show…
Researchers at Ohio State University found that all the male mice that lived with a female partner survived seven days after a stroke, but only 40 percent of…
More than 3 million Americans are infected with HCV, and in some countries more than 10 percent of the population is infected. Chronic HCV infection is the…
Government researchers are reporting that these so-called “gas hydrates,” a frozen form of natural gas that bursts into flames at the touch of a match, show…
The researchers found that the captured visual information is stored as a series of locations or action plans to reach those locations. It is as if the brain…
Programmers of robots have long been challenged by the difficulty of implementing some of the simplest of human activities, such as walking up stairs or…
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