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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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Students Rely on Google: A Study on Search Engine Trust

Google it. That's what many college students do when asked to read an excerpt of a play for class, write a resume or find the e-mail address of a politician.They trust Google so much that a Northwestern University study has found many students only click on websites that turn up at the top of Google searches to complete assigned tasks. If they don't use Google, researchers found that students trust other brand-name search engines and brand-name websites to lead them to information….

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Knee and Hip Surgery Linked to Weight Loss, Study Finds

A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee…

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Brain Injuries Impact Storytelling Skills in Children

“Our findings suggest that there may be limitations to the remarkable flexibility for language functions displayed by children with brain injuries,” said Özlem…

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The Amnesic Effect of Daydreaming: Context and Memory

Psychologists have known for a while that context is important to remembering. If you leave the place where a memory was made – its context – it will be harder…

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Spring Sunlight Shifts Teen Sleep Patterns to Night Owls

In the spring, later sunset and extended daylight exposure delay bedtimes in teenagers, according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting…

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Child Custody Risks: Why One-Size Fits All Doesn’t Work

“Some evaluators see conflict as a natural part of relationships. When domestic violence occurs, they reason that it takes two to tango. When a couple's…

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Negative Stereotypes Impact Learning Outcomes: New Study Insights

While the effect of negative performance stereotypes on test-taking and in other domains is well documented, the study by social psychologist Robert J. Rydell…

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Elder Care Challenges: Impact on Parent-Child Bonds

Authors of the first international comparative study of its kind, analyzed levels of affection and conflict among more than 2,600 parents and children in six…

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New HIPIMS Research Centre Unveils Lightning-Powered Innovation

A machine which pumps out power pulses with the same intensity as a lightning bolt has helped strike up another important relationship – the launch of an…

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Groundbreaking Study Ties Climate Uncertainties to Economies of US States

A climate-change study at Sandia National Laboratories that models the near-term effects of declining rainfall in each of the 48 U.S. continental states makes…

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Rest Requirements for Residents: Impact on Surgery Outcomes

As the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education seeks to improve patient care by further limiting the hours worked by medical residents, the…

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Education’s Role in Reducing Dementia Risk: New Insights

Examining the brains of 872 people who had been part of three large ageing studies, and who before their deaths had completed questionnaires about their…

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Parents and Physicians Should Share Decisions in Surgery for Sex Development Disorders

The paper does not address instances in which infants are born with conditions that pose an imminent threat to their health — such as when children are born…

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New ACCORD Eye Study: Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease

Intensive blood sugar control reduced the progression of diabetic retinopathy compared with standard blood sugar control, and combination lipid therapy with a…

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Spain’s CO2 Reduction Policies Boost Service Sector Growth

“CO2 restriction policies in Spain have an impact on the economy, in other words, making it lean more towards an economy of services. The weight of the…

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Key Gene Identified for Aggressive Breast Cancer Prognosis

Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers found that the GRB7 gene drives an aggressive form of breast cancer and acts…

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