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 study appearing in the November issue of the journal Science shows that the eating habits of an early human relative called Paranthropus robustus varied…
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The study found that patients recuperating from surgery on an old hospital ward were more stressed, needed more drugs and had slower recovery times than those…
A groundbreaking new paper in the December issue of the Journal of Consumer Research is the first to comprehensively outline “spillover effect” – that is, the…
“Radiation oncologists and urologists have been observing the PSA bounce for several years without knowing for sure if it had any clinical significance,”…
That is the result of the first study linking COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) with prostate cancer radiation treatment outcomes. The study, sponsored by the Radiation…
Advocates of low-carbohydrate diets, such as the popular Atkins diet, claim that those diets may help prevent obesity and coronary heart disease (CHD)….
Our eyes are constantly making saccades, or little jumps. Yet the world appears to us as a smooth whole. Somehow, the brain's visual system “knows” where the…
A new study led by a UC Irvine economist debunks a popular argument against urban sprawl – that living farther from neighbors decreases social interaction. In…
A fascinating new study from the December issue of the Journal of Consumer Research is the first to conceptualize sequels as the movie equivalent of brand…
The cause of muscle fatigue during intense exercise is linked directly to the muscle’s reliance on anaerobic metabolism for force production, according to a…
It protects them from the intense local competition that could arise from price wars in places where several big name outlets are present, says the study,…
Because, says a University of Alberta researcher, we aren't getting at the underlying reasons of why we persist in bad habits or risky behaviour.In two recent…
Scientists have discovered new details about the structural materials that form the horn and the role those materials play in the development of the horn’s…
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is one of many toxins associated with S. aureus infection. Because it can be found in virtually all CA-MRSA strains that…
The Zero-program is the only program from Norway to be recommended, alongside programs from Spain, Italy and some international projects. The Zero-program was…
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