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 recent Finnish study shows that higher levels of physical activity are related to better academic achievement during the first three school years…
Employing a measure rarely used in sleep apnea studies, researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing have uncovered evidence of what may be damaging the brain in…
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Elevated carbon dioxide levels impaired the odor-tracking behavior of the smooth dogfish, a shark whose range includes the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern…
Contests, threats, at best ignore one another: The relationships between male mammals are usually described in this or a similar way. The situation is quite…
Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute infused antibody-studded iron nanoparticles into the bloodstream to treat heart attack damage. The combined…
Of the 80 million or more CT scans performed each year in the United States, iodine-based contrast material is used in at least half to enhance computed…
A new University of Virginia study, published online in the American Geophysical Union journal, Earth's Future, examines global food security and the patterns…
“There have been some concerns that one of the reasons why breast cancer may be more common in developed countries compared with developing countries is…
In the study, participants compared the taste of non-nutritive sweeteners that are often used as low- or no-calorie sugar substitutes with those of nutritive…
Social networks have become a dominant force in society. Family, friends, peers, community leaders and media communicators are all part of people's social…
At the same time suburban areas prospered, provoking the ´donut effect`, so that suburbanization was often blamed to be a push factor for the urban decay….
The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, brings together evolutionary theory and ecology to explore one of the big questions in ecology: How is…
Results show that the risk of an extended absence from work due to sickness rose sharply among those who reported sleeping less than 6 hours or more than 9…
Air pollution regulations over the last decade in Taiyuan, China, have substantially improved the health of people living there, accounting for a greater than…
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