Survivors of critical illness often experience lasting physical disability, but it is not known if post-hospital rehabilitation is consistently effective. To investigate this, researchers planned to conduct a systematic review of randomized controlled trials that evaluated physical rehabilitation programs for these survivors.

Farley, C., Newman, A. N., Caron, C., Honarmand, K., Phillips, S. M., Smith-Turchyn, J., & Brooks, D. (2026). Post-hospital physical rehabilitation for physical function recovery among community-dwelling survivors of critical illness: A systematic review protocol. PLOS One, 21(3), e0342902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342902   Stuart Phillips

The potential for woodcarving as an activity to support healthy aging for older adults is not well understood due to limited evidence. To study this, researchers evaluated a 12-week woodcarving program for 31 older adults at a municipal social care center, having them complete questionnaires before and after their participation.

Zakharov, S., Barak, S., Kermel Schiffman, I., Springer, S., Lochmannová, A., & Tesler, R. (2026). CARVING WELL-BEING: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Community Woodcarving Program for Older Adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2026.2613050   Shmuel Springer

A recent analysis concluded that collagen is superior to whey protein for increasing strength and fat-free mass in adults during resistance training. In this letter, a researcher critiques the original study’s methodology, identifying problems with its statistical interpretation, the small evidence base, and how different types of trials were combined.

Phillips, S. M. (2026). Questioning Claims of Collagen Superiority in a Protein‐Supplement Network Meta‐Analysis. Translational Sports Medicine, 2026(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/tsm2/6678879   Stuart Phillips

Older adults in long-term care have few opportunities for meaningful physical activity, and the perspective of exercise providers on using virtual reality exergaming for this group is not well understood. To address this, researchers had exercise providers test a custom-made virtual reality exergame and then conducted interviews with them about its use.

Mehrabi, S., Basharat, A., Mazen, S., Muñoz, J., Barnett-Cowan, M., Boger, J., Cao, S., McAiney, C., & Middleton, L. E. (2026). Exercise Providers’ Perspectives on the Development and Implementation of an Immersive Virtual Reality Exergame in Long-Term Care: A Qualitative Study (Preprint). JMIR Publications Inc.. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.96531   Laura Middleton   Samira Mehrabi

Current frameworks for recruiting people into scientific studies need to be adapted to better engage specific communities and underrepresented populations.

Klicnik, I., Bouchard, D. R., & Dogra, S. (2026). Recruitment of Underrepresented Older Adults During the Exploration Stages of Implementation Science Research: Minimizing Selection Bias. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2026-0151   Danielle Bouchard

Family members who support relatives with substance use disorder are often structurally alienated from the care systems that depend on their unpaid labor. This qualitative study, co-designed with a family organization, drew on Participatory Action Research principles to examine family members' perspectives of laws, policies, and practices in Canada’s addiction care system.

St-Amant, O., Hamilton, A., Stergiopoulos, V., Parada, H., Forchuk, C., Barbeau, B., Tanguay, R., Mor, J., & Stoiljkovic, B. (2026). Family members’ perspectives of laws, policies and practices in substance use disorder treatment: Systemic alienation of the family in Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy, 151, 105238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105238   Cheryl Forchuk

As clinical studies increasingly move to remote, videoconference-based formats, researchers face challenges in maintaining the accuracy and consistency of their data. This study evaluated the quality of data from a neuropsychology protocol administered to 148 participants via videoconference and developed three methodological roadmaps to support such research.

Fishman, K. N., McLaughlin, P. M., Tan, B., Troyer, A. K., Orange, J. B., Roberts, A. C., Kwan, D., Levine, B., Rashkovan, N., & Swartz, R. H. (2026). Maximizing fidelity of neuropsychology assessments in fully remote studies. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2026.2637842   Angela Roberts

Neuropsychiatric symptoms represent a major challenge in Alzheimer disease. Researchers identified symptom clusters in 111 participants with the disease and used annual brain imaging and assessments of daily living over three years to examine the connections between these symptom groups and brain volumes.

Kapustin, D., Rashidi-Ranjbar, N., Wang, W., Binns, M. A., McLaughlin, P. M., Abrahao, A., Grimes, D., Lang, A., Marras, C., Masellis, M., Orange, J. B., Rajji, T. K., Roberts, A., Saposnik, G., Swartz, R. H., Tang-Wai, D. F., Tartaglia, M. C., Troyer, A., Zinman, L., ... Fischer, C. E. (2026). Neuropsychiatric Symptom Clusters and Their Association With Brain Structure in Alzheimer Disease. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 87(2). https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.25m16192   Angela Roberts