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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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Poverty Risks for Migrants in Europe: A Growing Concern

Migrants from outside the European Union are occasionally exposed to a multiple times higher risk of poverty than the “indigenous” population, according to the…

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Zinc salts effective in treating Verneuil's disease (hidradenitis suppurativa)

Verneuil's disease is a chronic, suppurative dermatosis involving the apocrine glands with a severe impact on the quality of life. There is no standard…

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Examining Supported Employment for People with Learning Disabilities

Her research will focus on four Tuck by Truck services based in East and Mid Kent and the London boroughs of Bexley and Bromley. Tuck by Truck is a project…

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UGR Thesis Unveils 20 Million Years of Climatic Evolution

A thesis of the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada [http://www.ugr.es]) has analysed samples of the sedimentary bowls of the geographic section from…

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Ceiling Height’s Impact on Thinking and Behavior Revealed

But recent research by Joan Meyers-Levy, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, suggests that the way people…

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How Hay Fever Affects Work Productivity: New Study Insights

A new study of nearly 600 people with hay fever symptoms, including sneezing, watery eyes and runny and itchy noses, found that workers missed an hour of work…

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Swifts’ Flight Performance Boosted by Innovative Study

Their study, published as cover story in Nature on April 26, proves that swifts can improve flight performance by up to three-fold, numbers that make 'wing…

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"No" doesn't always mean "no"

Misunderstandings about the nature and process of a study often contribute to expressions of non-consent, a factor that should be incorporated in the design of…

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New Study Confirms Lisinopril Safety for Stroke Recovery

The research published in the American Journal of Hypertension confirms the safety of a drug, Lisinopril, that lowers their blood pressure-without reducing the…

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New Evidence Unearthed on First European Voyage Up the Delaware

Jaap Jacobs, a senior fellow at Penn's McNeil Center for Early American Studies, detailed his findings in a paper, “Truffle Hunting with an Iron Hog: The First…

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You don't have to be smart to be rich

A nationwide study found that people of below average intelligence were, overall, just about as wealthy as those in similar circumstances but with higher…

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Innovative Vocational Training Project in South Yorkshire Prison

A recent review conducted by Sheffield Hallam University of a vocational training project in a South Yorkshire prison designed to help offenders gain regular…

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School Environment’s Role in Reducing Student Aggression

The study assessed individual, family and school predictors of aggression in 111,662 middle school students. The findings appear in the March 2007 issue of the…

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GP Surgeries With Specialist Nurses Can Help Save Lives – New Research

The University of Leicester research discovered that cardiac nurses were able to benefit patients with angina, heart attacks and heart failure.Dr Kamlesh…

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TV food adverts more than double obese children's food consumption

Researchers from Liverpool University found that children exposed to food ads did not just respond to individual brands advertised, but consumed more overall.The study, involving a group of 60 children, aged between nine and eleven years, exposed them to a series of both food television adverts and toy adverts, followed by a cartoon. Food intake following the food adverts was significantly higher compared with the toy adverts in all weight groups, with the obese children increasing their consumption by 134%; overweight children by 101% and normal weight children by 84%….

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Innovative Adjuvants Enhance Vaccine Design for Better Immunity

Randolph Noelle and colleagues from Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, USA show that certain adjuvants can induce antigen specific memory B cells, in the…

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