Third sector organisations contribute to health and social care, but their involvement in collaborative research is limited. To identify examples of this involvement, along with its facilitators and challenges, researchers conducted a literature review and analyzed 23 studies. (Link)

Peter, N., Graham, I. D., Cameron, J., & Kothari, A. (2026). How are third sector organisations involved in collaborative research? A scoping review of the literature. Voluntary Sector Review, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1332/20408056y2025d000000061   Anita Kothari

Patient satisfaction with advanced practice physiotherapy seems high, but no comprehensive review of the evidence across different settings existed. To address this, researchers conducted a systematic mixed studies review of databases and grey literature, synthesizing both quantitative and qualitative data. (Link)

Davis, C., Noblet, T., Breach, J., Mistry, J., Maddigan, K., Kowalski, K., & Rushton, A. (2026). Patient satisfaction with advanced practice physiotherapy internationally: A systematic mixed studies review. PLOS One, 21(2), e0342674. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342674   Alison Rushton

It is not well understood how people mentally divide continuous spoken stories into smaller events, or how this ability changes with age. To investigate this, researchers analyzed pauses in human and AI speech and had younger and older adults listen to stories with artificially lengthened pauses. (Link)

Lamekina, Y., Panela, R., Johnsrude, I., & Herrmann, B. (2026). Event segmentation during speech listening: The relative contributions of thematic structure and prosody. Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/x47cm_v1   Ingrid Suzanne Johnsrude

This study sought to determine if a specific communication questionnaire is clear and relevant for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and their communication partners. Researchers conducted videoconference interviews with persons with PPA and their partners to assess their understanding of the questionnaire's instructions, format, and items. (Link)

Fegter, O., Shaunfield, S., Bona, M., Cummings, E., Roberts, A. C., & Rogalski, E. (2025). Face and Content Validation of the 10-Item Communicative Participation Item Bank General Short Form for Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Cognitive Interviewing Study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 34(6), 3300-3317. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_ajslp-25-00085   Angela Roberts

Recorded differences in muscle activity between males and females have been linked to the thickness of tissue beneath the skin. To examine this, researchers had male and female participants perform a series of leg muscle contractions while using ultrasound to measure tissue thickness and surface electromyography to record muscle activity. (Link)

Luckey, C. J., Marsala, M. J., & Christie, A. D. (2026). Sex-related differences in motor unit yield, subcutaneous tissue thickness, and maximal force. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 51, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2025-0237   Anita Christie