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Plain Language Reviews open up the latest medical research through visual, jargon-free summaries

Taylor & Francis Group
Business Announcement

Taylor & Francis has announced the introduction of Plain Language Reviews (PLRs): comprehensive research summaries designed to make technical information accessible to readers without a specialist background.

Improvisational theatre, meditation, and games support anxious teens

Université de Genève
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Emotional difficulties among young people have increased, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. In this context, developing social and emotional skills can help strengthen their ability to cope with challenges. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with UniDistance Suisse, the University of Fribourg and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), examined the effects of regular classroom practice of improvisational theatre, mindfulness meditation and board games designed to explore emotions. Their findings show that these activities have a protective effect on the mental health and self-efficacy of adolescents with the highest levels of anxiety. Improvisational theatre, in particular, fosters the development of empathy and collaboration, regardless of students' anxiety levels. The findings have been published in Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy.

Journal: Social and Emotional Learning Research Practice and Policy

Mapping the global convergence of mental and metabolic health challenges

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

_{Depression and obesity are major global health burdens, yet the co-occurrence patterns and temporal trends of their comorbidity remain poorly characterised at the global level.}_{To map the global patterns of co-occurring depression and obesity, quantify temporal trends of depression, obesity and comorbidity, forecast the prevalence of comorbidity up to 2035 and compare social indicators across groups stratified by their combined temporal trends of depression and obesity.}

Journal: General Psychiatry

Immune cells rely on a cholesterol sensor to maintain balance

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Every day, billions of cells in our body die and are removed as part of normal tissue maintenance. This continuous clean-up process is essential for keeping the immune system in balance and preventing harmful immune reactions against healthy tissues. Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have now discovered that a protein best known for sensing cellular stress also acts as a cholesterol sensor in specialized immune cells. Their findings reveal how these cells safely process dying cells and maintain immune homeostasis.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: ERC, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)

Protein findings could lead to better blood tests for Alzheimer’s

University of Gothenburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have identified seven proteins in the blood that could enable better blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease. A study shows that using a broader panel of markers provides a clearer picture of the disease and allows for more accurate future treatment choices.

Journal: JAMA Neurology

Landmark Leicester study seeks volunteers to discover whether ditching meat could improve our health

University of Leicester
Business Announcement

Researchers at the University of Leicester are looking for 450 people willing to ditch meat in 2026 as they explore how vegetarian and vegan diets can affect our long‑term health.

Funder: The Chellaram Foundation

Want a happier marriage? New study suggests one simple habit

Brigham Young University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research has long shown that exercise benefits both physical and mental health. Now a new study from researchers at BYU suggests that it may also strengthen marriages, especially when couples exercise together.

The study, recently published in Family Relations, found that couples who participated in shared physical activity reported better communication, stronger conflict resolution and lower levels of marital stress than couples who did not exercise together.

Journal: Family Relations

Tiny bacterial vesicles could help shape precision cancer treatment

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Bacteria naturally release microscopic particles known as bacterial extracellular vesicles. This review considers how these vesicles could be adapted for precision cancer medicine, from carrying drugs and activating immune responses to limiting metastasis and identifying cancer biomarkers. It also examines the practical obstacles ahead, including inconsistent production, safety risks, contamination and the lack of shared manufacturing and quality standards.

Journal: Biomedical Technology
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Education Department Project, Young Talent of Lifting Engineering for Science and Technology in Shandong, Foundation of National Center for Translational Medicine (Shanghai) SHU Branch, China International Medical Foundation Project, Hong Kong Scholar Program, Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project, Collaborative Academic Innovation Project of Shandong Cancer Hospital, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, the funding support from “Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology” under the Health@InnoHK Program launched by Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSAR.

L'Oréal Groupe and NUS Medicine launch multi-year strategic research partnership to advance longevity science, focusing on skin's role in healthy ageing

National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Business Announcement

L'Oréal Groupe and NUS Medicine integrate skin, scalp and hair health into longevity research