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Tech Xplore / Four hybrid gasoline fuels achieve 95 to 102 octane with renewable additives
Researchers have developed four new high-octane gasoline formulations using renewable fuel additives, reporting improvements in knock resistance, volatility, fuel stability and combustion-related properties compared with ...
Phys.org / Trawling threatens vital carbon stores in Scotland's sea lochs
New research from the University of St Andrews shows that disturbing seabed sediments through trawling could cause significant losses of carbon stored in Scotland's sea lochs. The study, published in Marine Environmental ...
Phys.org / Fieldwork safety emerges as a structural challenge for ecological research
A new Viewpoint in the journal BioScience argues that gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV) in ecological fieldwork should be understood not as a series of isolated incidents but as a structural problem rooted in how field ...
Medical Xpress / Protein buildup may shape cancer drug response
The way cancer-causing proteins accumulate in tumors may influence how effectively a promising new generation of medicines can remove them, a study suggests. Researchers found that PROTAC (Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras) ...
Medical Xpress / EFHD1 may turn fatty liver disease into injury, with inhibition reducing scarring by up to 60%
Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some of those livers develop scarring, become inflamed and eventually fail. University of Utah researchers have identified ...
Medical Xpress / Online mental health care is here to stay: Here's how to navigate your options and find the right clinician
As a mental health nurse practitioner who sees patients both in person and via telehealth, I'm often struck by just how many of my patients would not have received any mental health treatment before the COVID-19 pandemic: ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 RAs produce significant weight loss in adults without diabetes, with newer treatments showing greater results
An updated systematic review evaluating the efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and coagonists among adults with overweight or obesity without diabetes found that, among currently ...
Medical Xpress / 'Social jet lag' could contribute to teenage anxiety
Early school start times and sleeping in on weekends could contribute to anxiety in teenagers, a new study found.
Medical Xpress / Car seat and seat belt misuse tied to more severe injuries in children
Despite decades of efforts to improve car seat and seat belt habits, more work needs to be done to protect children in motor vehicle crashes, according to new research from The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Phys.org / Drone laser scans map more than 1,000 trees across 90-acre campus
It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of students on foot to map Wake Forest University's trees. Led by Ovidiu Csillik, an assistant professor of remote sensing in the environment and sustainability ...
Phys.org / Research highlights hidden impact of domestic violence on women and their pets
New research from James Cook University has found that women experiencing domestic violence are often forced to choose between their own safety and the safety of their pets, with limited pet-inclusive crisis support contributing ...
Phys.org / Some of Australia's biggest companies are planning for an unbearable climate future
Even as unprecedented fires and heat waves rage across Europe, scientists track the retreat of Antarctic sea ice and a supercharged El Niño system heads our way, Australia's largest companies are forecasting business as usual ...