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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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Business Affiliation Boosts Avian Influenza Transmission Risk

According to the study, the risk of between-farm transmission is significantly greater among farms within the same company group than it is between farms with…

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Exotic Plant Invades Southern Spain’s Coastal Dunes

In order to be able to predict the invasive success of this plant and identify coastal areas at greatest risk, the scientists evaluated its capacity to invade…

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Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy: A Underused Approach

While radiation therapy is common after breast conserving surgery, it's much less frequent after mastectomy, even among women for whom it would have clear…

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E20 Fuel Lowers Emissions in Automobiles, Study Shows

A new study by the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the use of E20 fuel, which blends 20 percent…

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Robot Sub Snookie Gains Sensory System Inspired by Blind Fish

Clever as a blind fish, the underwater robot “Snookie” can orient itself in murky waters with an artificial sensory organ inspired by the so-called…

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EU Project Boosts Workforce Participation for Older Professionals

The University of Gothenburg is involved in a new EU project that sets out to explore how businesses and organisations can best utilise the competence of older…

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Innovative Changes in Swedish Mental Health Care Systems

Over the years, media has had many reasons to address the issue of care and support to people with mental illnesses. The Swedish mental hospitals have been…

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Breakthrough Strategy Targets Lung Cancer Treatment Effectively

The discovery was made when the researchers blocked the production of the two enzymes in transgenic mice. This resulted in inhibition of cell growth, fewer…

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Chemical Cocktails: Risks to Humans and the Environment

At the request of the EU, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have looked at the risk of “chemical cocktails” and have proposed a number of…

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Study Reveals Few Drivers Excel at Multitasking with Phones

A new study from University of Utah psychologists found a small group of people with an extraordinary ability to multitask: Unlike 97.5 percent of those…

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Rodeo Bull Goes Head-To-Head with Zoo Dolphins in a Study of Balance

Now a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has contradicted a leading theory, which held that the animals moved their heads so…

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How Talking to Babies Boosts Early Cognitive Development

Northwestern University researchers have found that even before infants begin to speak, words play an important role in their cognition. For 3-month-old…

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UCSF Study: Clinic-Based HIV Prevention Reduces Risk Behaviors

The findings are available now in the online edition of the journal “AIDS and Behavior” and are scheduled for publication in an upcoming print issue.”We found…

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Addressing Health Risks to Close Achievement Gap for Urban Youth

“Educationally relevant health disparities” are key drivers of the achievement gap, “but they are largely overlooked,” said Charles Basch, the Richard March…

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Binge drinking doesn't affect next-day student test-taking

The study, which appears in the April 2010 edition of the journal Addiction, was conducted by Jonathan Howland, professor of community health sciences at BUSPH…

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New Insights on Facial Aging Beyond Cosmetic Procedures

Facelifts and other wrinkle-reducing procedures have long been sought by people wanting to ward off the signs of aging, but new research suggests that it takes…

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