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 Canadian labels led to a 2.9 to 4.7 percentage point drop in smoking rates — which would mean 5.3 to 8.6 million fewer smokers in the U.S. if the same…
Traditional genetic studies start with one phenotype and look at one or many genotypes, PheWAS does the inverse by looking at many diseases for one genetic…
The forthcoming Journal of Corporate Finance paper shows the cost of a successful acquisition is reduced by 15.4 per cent with each female director added on a…
In addition, patients with certain symptom clusters have an increased risk of dying from their disease. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a…
This is a result of the “EU Software Cluster Benchmark 2013” (http://www.softwareclusterbenchmark.eu) published today. This study analyses 15 European hotspots…
A study published online today in the scientific journal Addiction reveals that cannabis use is declining in rich countries but stable or increasing in…
“In the hospitality industry, employee turnover is notoriously high because restaurant jobs are highly substitutable — if you don't like your job at Chili's…
A new study suggests an additional—and somewhat surprising—potential benefit of vaccinating children against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and…
The research team—led by Salome Kurth, a postdoctoral researcher, and Monique LeBourgeois, assistant professor in integrative physiology—used…
Our epigenome is a set of chemical switches that turn parts of our genome off and on at strategic times and locations. These switches help alter the way our…
A new study by two Duke University scientists may help improve seasonal forecasts by providing a new statistical “framework” that meteorologists can use to…
“We find that the more a consumer relies on the original price when trying to determine a product's worth, the more valuable they perceive the deal to be,”…
The study shows that understanding the source and relevance of emotions influences how much sway they have over individuals' decision-making and can affect the…
Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert…
Temporal lobe epilepsy is characterized by seizures emanating from the temporal lobes, which sit on each side of the brain just above the ear. Previously,…
“Our results show that it is just as effective – both for survival and recovery of neurological function – to focus on avoiding the fever that accompanies…
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