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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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Surgery vs. Drug Therapy: Best Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Overall, results show: – Urinary incontinence was a common condition, coexisting with BPH/lower urinary tract symptoms. In the community setting, patients…

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Patients’ problems often misunderstood by caring staff

“To limit this problem, specific courses in communication should be included in the training of health-care personnel,” she says. She defended her dissertation…

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Supplement May Prevent Alcohol-Related Brain Defects

Alcohol consumption in early pregnancy increases levels of a little-known lipid called ceramide, significantly increasing suicide among cells critical to skull…

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Undersea forces from hurricanes may threaten Gulf pipelines

These pipelines could crack or rupture unless they are buried or their supporting foundations are built to withstand these hurricane-induced currents. “Major…

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Study finds 'law-like' patterns in human preference behavior

In a study appearing in the journal PLoS ONE, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) scientists describe finding mathematical patterns underlying the way…

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New Study Boosts Outcomes for Kids with Heart Defects

A trial on shunts used to direct blood flow to the lungs, led by researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, will lead to better…

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Shark Attack Insights: Analyzing Florida’s Volusia County Trends

Researchers analyzed statistics from shark attacks that occurred in Florida's Volusia County, dubbed the “Shark Attack Capital of the World,” between 1956 and…

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Promising Treatment for Aggressive Lymphoma Identified in Study

The international study, involving 24 medical centers in the United States and Europe, will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology…

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Study: Two Glasses of Milk Boost Women’s Muscle Tone

The study appears in the June issue of Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise.”Resistance training is not a typical choice of exercise for women,” says Stu…

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Household Detergents Linked to Harmful NDMA in Wastewater

The study sheds new light on possible environmental sources of this poorly understood water contaminant, called NDMA, which is of ongoing concern to health…

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Walking and Running Robots: New Advances for Dangerous Missions

By achieving an optimal approach with robotic mechanisms, studies are moving closer to robots that could take on dangerous missions in the military, create…

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Study pinpoints new role of molecule in the health of body's back-up blood circulation

t the severity of tissue injury or destruction from a choked-off blood supply varies from person to person, and may depend in large part on whose circulatory…

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Appendectomy Recommended for Patients With Positive CT Results

“The decision to forego surgery in these patients often results in missed appendicitis, with a possible increased risk of perforation,” said study co-author…

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Study: Benchmarks and 'leapfrogs' drive up CEO pay

Benchmarking is a standard practice in American corporations. When setting pay, compensation committees use peer groups of executives at comparable firms to…

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E. coli 0157:H7 present but not common in wildlife of nation’s salad bowl

The researchers, who are nearing completion of a massive field study to help identify potential sources of E. coli O157:H7 near Central Coast farms, presented…

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Saving Rainforests: A Path to Reducing Poverty

Paul J. Ferraro, associate professor of economics in GSU's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, with four co-authors, looked at the long term impacts of the…

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