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 US and Canada are major beef producers and exporters and have an interest to export beef meat to the EU due to the higher beef price. But the existing…
Completely banning tobacco use inside the home – or more broadly in the whole city – measurably boosts the odds of smokers either cutting back or quitting…
“Up until now, we weren’t sure how deep brain stimulation would affect driving,” said study author Carsten Buhmann, MD, of University Medical Center…
“Science, economy and politics need reliable indicators for being informed about the current activities in research and for knowing where it goes to. This kind…
Using federal data and information from a new survey of marijuana users in Washington state, researchers say marijuana consumption likely will range from 135…
Now, new research from Oregon Health & Science University adds a fascinating twist: moderate drinking may actually bolster our immune system and help it fight…
The World Health Organization data analysis, led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, associate director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, shows that 33.5 million people…
Equal pay for equal work: this principle is set out under the Federal Constitution, but its implementation is lagging behind. Women still earn significantly…
The study is published in the December issue of the journal Childhood Obesity.Using Nielsen TV ratings data from 2009, UIC researchers examined children’s…
These results, reported by scientists of the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Korea and the Leibniz-Institute of Tropospheric Research…
How do English Language lecturers feel about their chosen profession? Are they generally satisfied with their job or are they silently suffering from job…
The findings suggest that reconnecting the poor with feelings of self-worth reduces the powerful stigma and psychological barriers that make it harder for…
“With the genuine rise in wealth inequality over the past several decades, and the popular media's intensive coverage of this issue, we wondered how income…
Teens who were heavy marijuana users — smoking it daily for about three years — had abnormal changes in their brain structures related to working memory and…
More than 30 percent of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, yet only 5 to 10 percent of those…
Research presented today at the 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting showed that second hip fractures are more deadly than first hip fractures. Based in Hong…
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