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Shared Genetic Mechanisms Link Social Behavior in Bees and Humans

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…

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Senior Citizens Shape Urban Planning Research in Sweden

A newly launched research project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is now enlisting the help of the senior citizens themselves to learn about the…

Studies and Analyses

Boosting Elderly Well-Being Through Active Lifestyles

”We do not yet know for sure what the causal relationship between physical activity and depression is like. What is clear is that elderly people who are…

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Shorter Hospital Stays with Person-Centered Care Insights

A study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that if there is an active partnership between the patient and…

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Targeted Antibiotic Drug: Safest Option for Irritable Bowel Disease

The study, for presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington, D.C., examined drug interventions for IBS deemed to be of…

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Researchers reveal potential treatment for sickle cell disease

A University of Michigan Health System laboratory study reveals a key trigger for producing normal red blood cells that could lead to a new treatment for those…

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Boosting Health and Economy: The Rise of Bicycle Commuting

The biggest health benefit was due to replacing half of the short trips with bicycle trips during the warmest six months of the year, saving about $3.8 billion…

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New Study Links Age and BMI to Gestational Diabetes Risk

The study looked at the link between maternal age, BMI and racial origin with the development of GDM and how they interact with each other. Data were collected…

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People Rationalize Situations They’re Stuck With, But Rebel When They Think There’s An Out

The authors of a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, say…

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Online Communities Influence Risky Financial Decisions

People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University,…

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Cellular Repair: A Path to Reducing Premature Aging

The study is the first to outline how to limit and repair DNA damage defects in cells and could provide a model for understanding processes that cause us to…

Interdisciplinary Research

Architecture and Design: Boosting Brain Recovery Insights

New research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, into how the space around us affects the brain reveals that well-planned architecture, design and…

Science Education

First Graduates of Rothschild-Weizmann Science Teaching Program

Twenty-six science teachers have completed advanced studies in the Rothschild-Weizmann Program for Excellence in Science Teaching and will be awarded M.Sc….

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The new old age – today’s pensioners are very different to yesterday’s

The number of elderly is rising worldwide, and it is estimated that average life expectancy in Europe will reach 100 by the end of the century. At the same…

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Caloric Restriction May Slow Aging by Preventing Enzyme Loss

”We are able to show that caloric restriction slows down ageing by preventing an enzyme, peroxiredoxin, from being inactivated. This enzyme is also extremely…

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Conductive Cotton: Scientists Fashioning Electronic Future for Cotton Fiber

Hinestroza, professor of fiber science in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology, is part of an international team that developed transistors using natural cotton…

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Not your mother's birth control, same troubles

An Indiana University study that examined how newer forms of hormonal contraception affect things such as arousal, lubrication and orgasm, found that they…

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