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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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Endosonography Enhances Surgical Staging and Patient Outcomes

“Given that assessment of lymph glands using the endoscopic approach was more effective, better tolerated by patients and no more expensive than the surgical…

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Tel Aviv Study: How PE Programs Shape Kids’ Health and Behavior

We know that physical education teaches children about fitness and encourages them to live a healthy lifestyle. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has…

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A Mother’s Salt Intake Could be Key to Prenatal Kidney Development

A new animal study from Europe has drawn an association between pregnant mothers’ sodium intake and their newborn’s kidney development. Among the most…

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First Whole-Genome Lung Cancer Study Unveiled at Conference

A first-of-its-kind study of a patient with lung cancer who never smoked will be presented today by TGen and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale…

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Nordic Study Reveals Low Stillbirth Risk in ART Children

In both groups 0.4 % of singletons were stillborn, with a definition of stillbirth as a dead child after 22 weeks of gestation. After having been matched with…

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Twin study shows lifestyle, diet can significantly influence course of macular degeneration …

Eating a diet high in vitamin D, as well as the nutrients betaine and methionine, might help reduce the risk of macular degeneration, according to new research…

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The impact of candidates' statements about climate change on electoral success

Among citizens who are Democrats and Independents, a hypothetical U.S. Senate candidate gained votes by making a green statement on climate change and lost…

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Dealing with Negative Emotions: Distract or Reflect?

Now, a study which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people…

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Rose-Colored Beer Goggles: Social Perks of Heavy Drinking

According to participants in the study, boosts of courage, chattiness and other social benefits of drinking outweigh its harms, which they generally did not…

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Lung Tumors in Never-Smokers Exhibit Greater Genomic Instability

“We identified several genomic regions that were differentially altered in the lung tumor genomes of smokers and never smokers,” said principal investigator…

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New Insights: Fat Tissue’s Role in Obesity Disease Treatment

The study, which is a special feature on the iPAD version of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, provides compelling evidence that the answer to…

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Study Reveals Pregnancy Impact on Autism Development in Twins

Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, joined in announcing significant findings from the largest known study of twins…

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New Study Explores High Carbon Emission Scenarios Impact

Published today, Tuesday 5 July, in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, the study has revealed the potentially devastating effects that…

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Face Science Combines with Robotics at Annual Exhibition

The team will showcase their work as part of the annual exhibition which runs from 5 – 10 July 2011. Visitors will be able to see how the brain understands…

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Urban Kids Healthier Commuters Than Rural Teens, Study Finds

The children most likely to walk or cycle to school live in urban areas, with a single parent, and in an economically disadvantaged home, according to survey…

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Takeoffs and Landings Cause More Precipitation Near Airports

The new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is part of ongoing research that focuses on so-called hole punch and canal clouds…

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