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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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Counseling Boosts Mental Health for Prostate Cancer Patients

A new study published in the Journal of Urology® reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in…

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Fish Oil Benefits: Preserving Brain Cells with Omega-3s

For the study, the levels of omega-3 fatty acids EPA+DHA in red blood cells were tested in 1,111 women who were part of the Women’s Health Initiative Memory…

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Nighttime smartphone use zaps workers’ energy

In a pair of studies surveying a broad spectrum of U.S. workers, Russell Johnson and colleagues found that people who monitored their smart phones for business…

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New Insights on Aging’s Impact on Brain Neurons

A new study from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) offers insights into how aging affects the brain’s neural circuitry, in some cases…

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New Study Links Multiple Sclerosis to Lower Life Expectancy

David Kaufman, ScD, of the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, is the lead author. The work is the result of a collaboration between the…

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Ancient Moss Reveals Arctic Warmth Unseen in 44,000 Years

Using radiocarbon dating, new research in Geophysical Research Letters has calculated the age of relic moss samples that have been exposed by modern Arctic…

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Great Lakes Evaporation Study Highlights Need for Monitoring

Yes, extreme winter cold increases ice cover on the Great Lakes, which in turn reduces evaporation by preventing water vapor from escaping into the air. But…

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Fast Eye Movements: Indicator of Impulsive Decision-Making

The findings, the researchers say, suggest that the weight people give to the passage of time may be a trait consistently used throughout their brains,…

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Jointly offered course by Haus der Technik and APV-Mainz about crystallizations in the chemical and life-science industry

The course will take place in English from May 07-08, 2014 and in German from May 08-09, 2014 (Grundlagen und Auslegung von Kristallisationen in der…

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Toddlers' aggression is strongly associated with genetic factors

The development of physical aggression in toddlers is strongly associated genetic factors and to a lesser degree with the environment, according to a new study…

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New study by Virginia Tech engineer focuses on antibiotic resistance caused by environmental factors

Pruden said reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance is a critical measure needed to prolong the effectiveness of currently available antibiotics. This is…

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Cleveland Clinic identifies mechanism in Alzheimer's-related memory loss

Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a protein in the brain that plays a critical role in the memory loss seen in Alzheimer's patients, according to a…

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VHIO Study Reveals HER2+ Breast Cancer Subgroups and Sensitivities

Research led by the Translational Genomics Group at Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona has not only shown that HER2+ breast cancer can be…

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Statins Linked to Lower Delirium Risk in ICU Patients

“This is the first study using a validated delirium screening tool, the Confusion Assessment Method-ICU (CAM-ICU), to show that the administration of statins…

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Fathers' diet, bodyweight and health at conception may contribute to obesity in offspring

Research involving rats suggests that there is a biological link between paternal diet, bodyweight and health at the time of conception and the health of his…

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Mitigating corrosive effects

One in five electronic-device failures is a result of corrosion. Bonds, the metal connections that enable the current to flow from one component to the next,…

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