28-Oct-2025 Designing cost-effective carbon payments to induce cellulosic feedstock production for sustainable aviation fuel University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) based on crop residues such as corn stover or perennial bioenergy crops such as miscanthus or switchgrass have the potential to mitigate carbon (C) emissions. However, SAF production scale-up is hindered by high establishment costs and yield and price riskiness, making the return profiles less appealing to risk-averse, present-biased, and credit-constrained farmers. A new study found that SAF feedstock choice, adoption levels, and spatial patterns depend on the type of C mitigation payments and farmer risk profiles, shedding light on potential policy decisions that might incentivize increased bioenergy crop cultivation. Journal Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
28-Oct-2025 Hanyang University researchers explore role of time-restricted eating in controlling MASLD Hanyang University Research Strategy Planning Team Time-restricted eating (TRE), a form of intermittent fasting, helps with improving weight loss, insulin resistance, and body composition. These factors are the functional changes associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). The results of this study explore the efficacy and safety of TRE in patients with MASLD. The study results suggest that TRE can effectively reduce hepatic steatosis and can serve as a practical dietary strategy for MASLD management. Journal Journal of Hepatology
28-Oct-2025 Tomato’s ABA receptors reveal hidden roles in growth, aging, and fruit Color Maximum Academic Press A research team systematically identified and characterized 15 ABA receptor genes (SlPYR/PYLs) in tomato, highlighting two—SlPYR1.1 and SlPYL8.1—as key regulators in growth-defense balance. Journal Plant Hormones
27-Oct-2025 Review on guidance and control of aerospace vehicles: recent progress and prospect Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center This paper expounds on the development status and relevant works of control and guidance methods of the aerospace vehicle in recent years. The control difficulties and the solutions in the related results are introduced briefly. Moreover, the guidance methods are then expounded in detail according to the flight phases of the whole flight mission. Guidance methods are usually included in each phase, and the corresponding trajectory design theories are also introduced where necessary. In addition, the potential future development direction prospects. Based on the above, a brief conclusion is then made as a summary. Journal Aerospace Systems
27-Oct-2025 Microplastics are everywhere – and raising urgent health questions, new study finds Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University Microplastics, tiny bits of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size, are now found in our air, food, water, and even inside the human body, according to new research led by scientists from China and the United States. The study, published in Carbon Research, urges scientists and policymakers to take immediate steps to understand and address potential health risks linked to widespread plastic pollution. Journal Carbon Research
27-Oct-2025 Montreal homelessness services for 2SLGBTQ+ adults are inadequate, researchers find McGill University “Homelessness services are very binary, and often those who are non-binary are completely excluded,” said Jayne Malenfant, Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. “There are currently insufficient services in the homelessness or housing sector for diverse 2SLGTBTQ+ people. For Two-Spirit or other Indigenous queer people, these services are non-existent.” Journal Journal of Homosexuality
27-Oct-2025 Using AI to shed light on emergency care The University of Bergen A multinational collaboration at Eitri medical innovation center in Bergen, Norway, has used machine learning models to identify patient groups at risk of being mistreated at the ER. Journal Journal of Medical Internet Research
27-Oct-2025 New findings on how breastfeeding affects the skeleton could boost development of drugs against osteoporosis Lund University Pregnancies do not weaken a woman’s skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. “There is a dip, but the body is absolutely fantastic at making up the loss,” says Kristina Åkesson, professor of orthopedics. Journal Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Funder Swedish Research Council, Greta and Johan Kock Foundation, Albert Påhlsson Foundation, Alfred Österlund Foundation, Herman Järnhardt Foundation, Swedish Rheumatism Foundation, Skåne University Hospital Research Fund, Region Skåne’s Research and Innovation Council
27-Oct-2025 Genetics flag mental health risks years before symptoms BGI Genomics According to World Health Organization data, more than one billion people live with a mental disorder. Depression alone affects 5.7% of adults. Bipolar disorder affects about 1 in 150 adults (40 million). Against this backdrop, researchers are using large genetic studies to flag who is at higher risk years before the first clinical sign. A recently posted study in the journal Genes outlines how precision medicine—combining genomics with environment and lifestyle—can move care from reaction to prevention.
26-Oct-2025 How lilies fine-tune hormones to grow fertile pollen Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science Flower fertility depends on an exquisite hormonal balance. Journal Horticulture Research
