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 results of a three-year study of inner-city middle school students by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers appears online in the journal Addictive…
The study suggests that asthmatics that have allergies may alleviate symptoms by reducing allergen exposures inside their homes. The work was carried out by…
A new study finds that the use of stimulant drugs to treat children with ADHD has no effect on their future risk of substance abuse. The report, which will…
The treatment was effective on 20-year-old subjects. Amblyopia was considered mostly irreversible after age eight.Many amblyopes, especially in developing…
In a rare, large-scale study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who span the full range of severity from mild to moderate and severe, Canadian…
The Bristol study, led by Dr Sarah Lewis of the University’s Department of Social Medicine, took a different approach focused on people who have a mutation on…
Researchers examined the association between breakfast frequency and five-year body weight change in more than 2,200 adolescents, and the results indicate that…
Throughout the world, amateurs, experts and the media agree that prolonged jogging raises people's spirits. And many believe that the body’s own opioids, so…
Researchers have learned more about how a leading drug prevents certain types of arthritis from eating away at bone, according to a study published in the…
A survey of 305 students at one campus found that 40 percent of cell phone users said they walked somewhere after dark that they normally wouldn’t go.A…
The study entitled “Lukumbat Marawana: A Changing Pattern of Drug Use by Youth in a Remote Aboriginal Community” finds that the prohibition of alcohol and…
“Too often we believe that a quick workout will leave us worn out – especially when we are already feeling fatigued,” said researcher Tim Puetz, who recently…
“While decreasing class size may increase achievement on average for all types of students, it does not appear to reduce the achievement gap within a class,”…
This trial, dubbed ALTTO (Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization study), will be one of the first global initiatives in which two large,…
The work life regulates grown-ups' time in many ways, but we seldom hear how it affects their children. Brita Bungum of SINTEF Technology and Society recently…
According to a study in the Asian Journal of Social Psychology published by Wiley-Blackwell, the more social ties people have, the more likely they will use PC…
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