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…
For men with less aggressive prostate cancers, the balance between the risks and benefits of immediate treatment with surgery or radiation are not always…
Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the…
Led by Michael J. Hassett, MD, MPH, of Dana-Farber, researchers studied a database of medical claims made by women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who had…
A large study funded by the National Institutes of Health today provided the clearest picture yet of the prevalence in the U.S. population of mutations in two…
The Cincinnati team found that about 21 percent of young adult women with asthma experienced habitual snoring, the primary symptom of obstructive sleep apnea. These findings, the researchers say, disprove a long-held notion that obstructive sleep apnea predominantly affects males, and highlights the importance of identifying specific groups of women who are at high risk for the condition. …
Statistics say that one out of six American men will develop prostate cancer and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing…
Researchers from Boston University (BU) and UCLA have found that using multi-sensory training programs, a research technique that engages more than one of the…
Earlier research [at Mount Sinai and elsewhere] suggests that schizophrenia is associated with changes in myelin, the fatty substance or white matter in the…
The research was conducted at the University of Glasgow and the University of Stirling. It aimed to determine the impact of gender on the lending decisions of…
The study focuses on university student numbers since 1996 and shows that while there has only been a six per cent drop in the number of full time…
“One of the things we have noticed working with many kids with OCD is that peer relations are extremely impaired,” said Eric Storch, Ph.D, a UF assistant…
While many studies have shown that marriage helps boost well-being, most studies have looked at a general, average population and don't examine whether some…
Results from a nationwide study showed that students who took private SAT prep classes averaged scores 60 points higher on their SAT tests compared to those…
The study found that the brains of rats bred to be lean are more sensitive to a chemical produced in the brain, orexin A, which stimulates appetite and…
But the result could be the improvement of the design and production of everyday products worth hundreds of millions of dollars.They have developed a technique…
A British study of the outcome of treatment for drug addiction, published today in the open access journal BMC Public Health, also reveals that drug users were…
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