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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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Insecticide-Treated Bednets Cut Child Mortality by 44%

ITN coverage in Kenya has increased rapidly from 7% in 2004 to 67% in 2006. Dr Greg Fegan, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya and…

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Delft Researchers Discover How Bicycles Function Efficiently

Researchers of the Delft University of Technology, working with colleagues from Cornell University and the University of Nottingham, UK, believe they have now…

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Genetic Insights from Genome Scan for Heart Disease Traits

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), and the National Heart, Lung and Blood…

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Pregnancy may slow — not accelerate — progression to AIDS

Before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), many women with HIV infection or AIDS were told that becoming pregnant would be unwise…

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Unlocking Animal Diversity: Insights from Australian Lizards

A new study of finger-sized Australian lizards sheds light on one of the most striking yet largely unexplained patterns in nature: why is it that some groups…

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Grocery Retailers Need Not Fear 'Cherry Pickers'

The study by Debabrata (Debu) Talukdar, associate professor of marketing in the University at Buffalo School of Management, K. Sudhir, professor of marketing…

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Mitochondrial Variation in Sperm Traits: New Study Insights

University of Nevada, Reno researchers Jeanne and David Zeh of the Department of Biology have received a five-year, $650,000 grant from the National Science…

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UK Local Authorities: Support for Disabled People Uncovered

New research from the Economic and Social Research Council reveals that direct payments are being operated, and experienced, very differently in England,…

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Friends Enhance Dating Safety for Teens: Insights from Research

Sharyl E Toscano from the University of Vermont interviewed 22 girls aged 15-18 from two Massachusetts high schools. She asked them about their own dating…

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Framingham Heart Study 100K Results: Key Insights Unveiled

The collected research, FHS 100K, is the result of cooperation among several research institutions including Boston University School of Medicine and Public…

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High levels of organisational commitment are found in the ‘happiest’ countries: research at Cass Business School finds

Dr Garry Gelade studied national differences in organisational commitment in a sample of 49 countries, and looked at whether the economy, national personality,…

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Study Reveals Brain Deficits in Pedophilia Patients

A new study being published in the September 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry is the first of its kind to use functional brain imaging to describe neural…

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Genetic Variation Influences Smoking Cessation Success

According to statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United…

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Noise Enhances Memory Performance in Unruly Children

This is shown in new research at Stockholm University. A study soon to be published in the scientific journal Psychological Review, and serving as the basis of…

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Sensitivity of brain center for ‘sound space’ defined by group led by Hebrew University researcher

The findings settle a controversy in earlier studies that failed to establish the auditory region, called the planum temporale, as responsible for perception…

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New Universal Rule Explains Plant Population Equilibrium

The research project, whose results will appear in the next issue of the U.S. journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, also concludes that the…

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