European policymakers, researchers, healthcare leaders and patient advocates will gather in Stockholm from 14 to 16 October for Momentum 2026. The conference will examine how Europe can shorten the path from cancer research to patient benefit through stronger collaboration and faster adoption of scientific advances. Speakers include Greg Simon, Joanna Drake, Cary Adams and Elisabete Weiderpass. Journalists are welcome to apply for accreditation.

Researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, assessed the ethics of large language model-generated advice for modifying built environments to support health. In the first study of its kind, researchers evaluated 180 ChatGPT responses across six health pathways, neighborhood income contexts, and budget conditions using four ethical criteria. ChatGPT consistently avoided harmful recommendations and rarely gave lower-income neighborhoods weaker proposals, but showed less consistent community participation and oversight, particularly under constraints.

Activated carbon and biochar are widely studied for removing pollutants from water, but new research suggests that the materials doing the cleaning may also create an overlooked transport pathway for contaminants.