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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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New Insights Into How Wrinkle Fillers Work: Research Revealed

The current battle between the makers of anti-wrinkle products – widely compared with the Coke and Pepsi struggle for superiority – is receiving an injection…

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Genetic Insights Connect Attempted Suicide and Mental Health Risk

“We’re hoping our findings will eventually lead to tests that can identify those at high risk for attempting suicide,” says Virginia Willour, Ph.D., an…

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Organ Transplant Crisis: Teens Face Insurance Gaps and Risks

A new study from Saint Louis University researchers shows that young transplant patients who lose their federally provided insurance coverage are more likely…

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New Research Challenges Conventional Wisdom on TB Resistance

A major difficulty in treating patients with pulmonary TB is that the organism can become progressively resistant to standard therapy. This resistance was long…

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New Study Links Eye Movement and Attention to Schizophrenia Risk

In a study published in this month’s Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Mark F. Lenzenweger, a professor of clinical science, neuroscience and cognitive…

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Research News from Applied Cognitive Psychology: Don’t advertise during sexy programmes – the viewer won’t remember

This was the key message that came from research carried out at the Department of Psychology at University College London by Ellie Parker and Adrian Furnham….

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Award to research children's rights in India

The team from the Human Rights Centre and Children’s Legal Centre, based at Essex, will work with Indian organisations to improve the protection of children’s…

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Forecasting Pollution Policy Effects on Transportation

The study will focus on transportation, where emissions reduction policies have significant consequences on the economy and materials use, and can fail due to…

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Exploring Urban Sprawl Patterns and Their Quality of Life Impact

About 81 percent of the United States’ population now lives in urban areas, as does almost half of the world’s total population. Scientists and engineers say…

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A black and white look at breast cancer mortality

A racial disparity in mortality rates from breast cancer in the US first appeared in the 1970s coinciding with the introduction of mammography. The new…

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New HPV Test Targets Key Strains for Cervical Health

The molecular assay uses a cervical scraping, like that for a liquid-based Pap smear, to test for HPV types 16 and 18, responsible for 70 percent of cervical…

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Germany & Portugal come near bottom of new blood pressure based happiness league

The research by economists Professor Andrew Oswald of the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick and Professor David Blanchflower of Dartmouth…

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ASU researcher finds belief about neighbor's conservation is stealthily influential

The study, which is being presented by ASU Regents' Professor of Psychology Robert Cialdini on Feb. 18 at the annual meeting of the American Association for…

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Liberate Men! The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Men’s Movement

Even though nearly thirty years have past since the Swedish men’s movement saw the light of day, a stereotypical image remains of what men and manliness are….

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Top Experts Awarded Contract for Cybersecurity Behavior Study

The study reflects concern that more needs to be done to help organisations and individual users of cyber space protect themselves and the UK's critical…

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Plastics in Household Items Linked to Fertility Issues

Lead investigator Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences (Ob/Gyn) at Yale, said the…

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