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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With age comes the ability to better regulate emotions in order to not disrupt performance on a memory-intensive task, according to a study published in the…
New research by Eden King, assistant professor of psychology at George Mason University, suggests that workplace discrimination can actually increase when…
In this study, just published in Circulation Research, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have demonstrated for the first time that short…
Power holders often seem misguided in their actions. Leaders and commanders of warring nations regularly underestimate the costs in time, money, and human…
The journal believes that the collection, which includes a comparative analysis of more than a dozen mature technology biomass refining scenarios, will make a…
The water levels in the Dead Sea – the deepest point on Earth – are dropping at an alarming rate with serious environmental consequences, according to…
The group taking varenicline, sold as a stop-smoking aid under the name Chantix, reported feeling fewer cravings for alcohol and less intoxicated when they did…
“Converting set-asides to corn-ethanol production is an inefficient and expensive greenhouse gas mitigation policy that should not be encouraged until…
New research from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the City College of New York shows that the visual information you absorb when you see can improve…
Obese women have alterations in their ovaries which might be responsible for an egg's inability to make an embryo, according to a new study accepted for…
The center's pilot grant program looks for UIC projects that involve human subjects or facilitate human subject investigations and have clear, near-term…
Previous studies have raised questions regarding differences in quality of care for patients hospitalized on a weekend compared to weekdays. In fact, a growing…
In an evaluation of 84 cases of dog bites in children over an eight-year period, the authors found that most injuries were caused by family pets (27%), with a…
A longitudinal study of infants from birth to age 3 showed TV viewing before the age of 2 does not improve a child's language and visual motor skills,…
Many native fishes in the Pacific Northwest are threatened or endangered, notably salmonids, and hundreds of millions of dollars are expended annually on…
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