A new study shows that year-long home visits with older adults help first-year medical students build stronger communication skills, rethink assumptions about aging, and understand patient care beyond the clinic.

The University of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group publishes research into the impacts of flue-cured Virginia tobacco (FCV) in Zimbabwe

The production method makes tobacco products more addictive and causes deforestation of 60,000 hectares of woodland in Zimbabwe each year

Authors call for restrictions to the use of FCV in tobacco products, and for farmers to be supported in diversifying into growing alternative crops

Researchers analysed tobacco industry documents and conducted fieldwork with tobacco industry and forestry key informants as well as smallholding farmers in Zimbabwe to understand its economic and environmental effects

In research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, investigators developed a brief, reliable, and valid screening tool to help identify individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who are at increased risk of brain-related comorbidities.

New research published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture provides insights into the active compounds of monkfruit and their health-promoting properties.

Tendons are strong – but not invincible. If repeatedly overloaded, for example during intense training, they can undergo gradual but harmful changes with debilitating pain.

A protein known as HIF1 is central to these changes, as researchers have now demonstrated in experiments in mice and with tendon tissue from humans.

Their findings open a path to new treatments that could act before the tissue is irreversibly damaged.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Jan 14, 2026)—Women aged younger than 45 years who experience menopause are at a higher risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. However, despite such diabetes-related risk factors as increased fat and insulin resistance occurring during menopause, a new large-scale study found no independent relationship between age or type of menopause and the onset of diabetes. Study results are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society.

SUSA project is leading a groundbreaking educational initiative to close digital skills gaps in the European healthcare sector. Bringing together 21 leading partners -including 12 universities, five SMEs, a hospital, a research center, and two networking organizations- SUSA will deliver 20 bachelor’s and 26 master’s programs, complemented by 16 lifelong learning modules.

This pan-European effort spans nine countries and aims to graduate 6558 students and upskill 660 professionals with advanced digital health competencies. Built on 20 shared learning objectives, the SUSA model promotes collaborative, data-driven education and supports the European Green Deal’s vision for a healthier society.

By fostering interoperability, attracting top talent, and ensuring sustainability, SUSA (Sustainable Healthcare with Digital Health Data Competence) empowers healthcare with innovative, multidisciplinary curricula designed for the future of health data sharing.

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests Virtual Reality (VR) may play a meaningful role in future mental-health support, and the design of the virtual space itself can make a surprising difference to how comfortable people feel opening up. 

When the four-member crew of Axiom-2 launched into space in May 2023 their 10-day mission was chock full of experiments aimed at understanding human physiology. Results from some of those experiments, now online at Aging Cell, highlight spaceflight as a unique model for studying aging as well as cellular resilience. The research sets the stage for testing potential anti-aging interventions for those of us who have no plans to travel in space.