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European Psychiatric Association rolls out landmark action plan to modernize care and protect vulnerable mental health communities across Europe

European Psychiatric Association
Meeting Announcement

Today, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) announces the move into full implementation of the 2026 Presidential Task Forces of its Action Plan, from protecting vulnerable groups to accelerating precision psychiatry, under President Professor Andrea Fiorillo. The Plan underpins the scientific sessions of the upcoming 34^th European Congress of Psychiatry, held 28–31 March in Prague, marking the first congress of Professor Fiorillo’s presidency.

AI helps to evaluate skin lesions in rare disease more accurately

University of Basel
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There is a promising new drug for the rare disease mastocytosis, which is associated with skin lesions, among other things. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to use artificial intelligence to quantitatively measure for the first time the extent to which it reduces skin lesions.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Collaboration with after-hours house-call services improves home care physicians' job satisfaction and quality of life

University of Tsukuba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at University of Tsukuba report that collaboration between home healthcare institutions and private after-hours house-call (AHHC) services—which provide emergency responses during nighttime and holidays—can facilitate home visit care while improving physicians' job satisfaction and quality of life. This collaborative model may represent an effective strategy for supporting the sustainability of home healthcare, particularly in settings where a single physician is often required to remain on call 24 hours a day.

Journal: BMC Primary Care

HKU signs MoU with Suzhou Kowloon Hospital to launch "HKU - Suzhou Innovation Corridor"

The University of Hong Kong
Business Announcement

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, under the Hong Kong Kowloon Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 12 March to jointly establish the "HKU - Suzhou Innovation Corridor", emphasising a close partnership in MedTech and clinical research.

Direct nervous system link promises more natural leg prostheses

Chalmers University of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has, for the first time, successfully decoded leg movements directly from the remaining nerves in people with above-knee amputations. Using novel implantable neurotechnology and an AI method based on the nervous system’s own “language”, the researchers could do what was previously impossible and interpret detailed movements – even the will to wiggle toes. This technology opens the way to future leg prostheses that feel and act more like a natural part of the body.

Journal: Nature Communications

Longevity mediated by suppressing age-associated circRNA

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cells in our bodies produce RNA based on genetic information stored in DNA, and RNA serves as a blueprint for making proteins. Researchers at our university have discovered a new phenomenon: removing 'circular RNA' that accumulates in cells as we age can slow down aging and extend lifespan. This study provides crucial clues for uncovering the principles of aging and developing treatment strategies for related diseases.

Journal: Molecular Cell
Funder: National Research Foundation of Korea

Innovative UC Health tool leads to better blood pressure control

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California’s six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for thousands of patients, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.

Journal: BMJ Open Quality

$25 Million project seeks to coordinate data produced by human-based testing methods

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

NYU Langone Health and Sage Bionetworks have been awarded a $25 million grant to establish the data hub for a National Institutes of Health consortium that seeks to create new research approaches that complement or replace traditional animal models.

Childhood obesity makes it harder to climb the economic ladder, study finds

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a Rutgers researcher has found that children who are obese are far less likely to climb the economic ladder as adults, raising concerns that a rising health problem also could deny many young Americans the chance to achieve the American dream.

Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Institute on Aging