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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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Hair Loss Drugs Linked to Libido Loss and ED in Men

These findings, which currently appear on-line in Journal of Sexual Medicine, suggest that extreme caution should be exercised prior to prescribing 5a-RIs…

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Single-Patient Rooms Lower ICU Infection Rates, Study Finds

A research team from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University has demonstrated that private rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) play…

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Power Dynamics in Central Europe’s Bronze Age Societies

Tell-building societies are named after a distinct form of settlements with a high density of population and construction, which over the course of time…

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Empowering Kids: Safeguarding Their Role in Sustainability

Small children are capable of engaging in issues concerning sustainable development.Their interests and rights must be better safeguarded in rules and policy…

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CT Scans Enhance Bullet Trajectory Identification for Forensics

“The information provided by MDCT has the potential to improve patient care and aid in both military and civilian forensic investigations,” said the study's…

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Macho Faces Attract Fertile Women, Study Reveals

But women with masculine-looking partners do not necessarily become more attracted to their partners, a recent study co-authored by a University of Colorado at…

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Universities Overlook Depression in Health Center Visits

One out of every four or five students who visits a university health center for a routine cold or sore throat turns out to be depressed, but most centers miss…

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Being Poor Can Suppress Children's Genetic Potentials

Half of the gains that wealthier children show on tests of mental ability between 10 months and 2 years of age can be attributed to their genes, the study…

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Trapping the gas: more organic content means more methane

Aminuddin Muhamad Baki and four other young researchers, supervised by Professor Suhaimi Abdul Talib, of UiTM, found that having more organic content in sludge…

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Igloo-Shaped ‘Poo-Gloos’ Eat Sewage, Can Save Millions

“The results of this study show that it is possible to save communities with existing lagoon systems hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, by…

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Consumption Report 2010: Swedes' alcohol consumption is falling

Swedes drink less and less alcohol while at the same time the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly's sales are rising and statistics from Statistics Sweden show…

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Prostate Cancer Screening: Key Findings and Insights

In July 2010, a research team led by Jonas Hugosson, professor in urology at the Sahlgrenska Academy, presented the results of a large randomised study of…

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Knee Protectors: Unseen Allergens and Skin Reactions Explained

“Substances that appear at first glance to be harmless can cause allergic reactions since skin enzymes may help to form new, allergenic substances from them,…

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Lake Erie hypoxic zone doesn't affect all fish the same, study finds

Tomas Höök, an assistant professor of forestry and natural resources, and former Purdue postdoctoral researcher Kristen Arend used output from a model to…

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Long-Term Study Reveals Hope for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

In the longest-term study so far to track people with body dysmorphic disorder, a severe mental illness in which sufferers obsess over nonexistent or slight…

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Asthma in Youth Linked to Higher Caries Risk: New Findings

The work presented in the thesis has examined children, adolescents and young adults in the age groups 3, 6, 12-16 and 18-24, with and without asthma. The…

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