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…
Psychologists at the University of Rochester, in collaboration with Immersyve, Inc., a virtual environment think tank, asked 1,000 gamers what motivates them…
By far, the biggest expense is lost productivity — up to 70 percent of the total cost in some cases, report Professor Timothy Hinkin and Associate Professor…
The study, published online today (Wednesday, Dec. 20) in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, focused on the water flea Daphnia magna, considered…
Dr Tracey Reynolds and Dr Elisabetta Zontini, of the ESRC’s Families and Social Capital research group have highlighted how Caribbean and Italian families use…
Psychological experiments that stopped 40 years ago because of ethical concerns could instead be conducted in cyberspace in the future. By repeating the…
Choline is a nutrient, essential for cardiovascular and brain function, and for cellular membrane composition and repair. Often taken as a lecithin supplement,…
The study appears December 20 in the inaugural issue of PLoS ONE.Utilizing stem cells harvested from the extracted wisdom teeth of 18- to 20-year olds, Shi and…
The study, published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE, was carried out by a team of researchers led by Devon D. Brewer, director of the research firm…
New research finds that's because while Web sites offering object interactivity may improve vivid mental images compared to those with simple static pictures…
That's the finding of a study to be published in the January issue of the journal Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions led by Michael Savage, M.D.,…
“This is the first study of the neurological reactions to human touch in a threatening situation, and the first study to measure how the brain facilitates the…
The study traces — through genetic analysis — the accidental introduction of invasive snails with parasitic flatworms. The invaders were probably transported…
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Vanderbilt University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these…
Deal or No Deal” How people might play this popular game show – whether they would likely accept an offer for quick cash or opt to hold out for the chance to…
It means that as the festival of Christmas approaches, this fastest growing group within Christianity, globally and in the UK, has moved into third place…
Results from a prospective clinical study show that the GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Assay, a gene-based diagnostic test has greater sensitivity than…
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