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…
When and how do infants come to understand other people's actions? Understanding others is crucial for social development because it allows the young child to…
A team from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa compared 212 HIV positive mothers-to-be with 101 women who had tested negative.“Latest statistics…
“Unfortunately, children living in trailer parks have a hard time reaping the benefits of small-town living unless they work exceptionally hard to build…
The prevailing hypothesis concerning the development of allergy and probably autoimmune disease is the “hygiene hypothesis,” which states that people in…
It is widely recognised that care leavers are under represented at university due to the absence of financial and emotional support which is usually provided…
Moves by politicians and officials to encourage greater participation can backfire if, for instance, they are seen as claiming 'grass roots legitimacy' on the…
A survey of published cases worldwide found that the one-year survival rate for people with mental retardation who received kidney transplants was 100 percent,…
The study, published in the June issue of American Surgeon, points to a powerful, but often overlooked, tool for influencing students' attitudes about their…
A just published UCLA study suggests that the use of antidepressants to treat depression has saved thousands of lives, despite the concern about a possible…
Back when he was 20 years old in 1965, rock star Pete Townshend wrote the line “I hope I die before I get old” into a song, “My Generation” that launched his…
The study utilized data from 1979 to 2001 from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)…
Professor van Vugt’s theory, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review, states that: leadership – whether it be political, business,…
The postgraduate research project in the University's Department of Criminology aims to gather information from 'the world's most silent and abused women -…
The new Information Governance Gateway has been commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) following a survey of higher education…
The research carried out since 1994 through 2003 analyzed dynamics of youth’s value orientation under the influence of drastic transformations of the Russian…
A team of researchers from the US and Japan compared 59 white males and 105 Japanese American males who had receive hormone treatment for prostate cancer at…
Feedback
