Individuals with Parkinson's disease often face walking difficulties that reduce mobility and raise their risk of falling. Researchers evaluated walking in participants with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls while applying electrical brain stimulation and playing rhythmic music.

Emerick, M., & Grahn, J. A. (2026). Walking to the beat: the impact of non-invasive brain stimulation and music on gait in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 152, 108993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2026.108993   Jessica Grahn

The extent of knowledge regarding soil invertebrates, or animals without backbones, across Canada remains unknown. Researchers mapped data from 427 published scientific studies across 1,176 Canadian locations to assess how these creatures are sampled.

Dharmasiri, M. E., Lindo, Z., & Cameron, E. K. (2026). A systematic map of soil invertebrate biodiversity in Canada: Identifying spatial and taxonomic knowledge gaps. openRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.22.753449   Zoë Lindo

People with schizophrenia that does not improve with standard treatments often face delays before receiving clozapine, the most effective medication.

Krishnadas, R., Leong, I. L., Fraczek, J., Fernandez-Egea, E., & Palaniyappan, L. (2026). Early intervention with clozapine: Is there a neurobiological critical period for treatment-resistant schizophrenia?. Journal of Psychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811261488465   Lena Palaniyappan

Automated speech analysis could help detect disorganized thinking in schizophrenia, but whether speech patterns stay reliable across different talking tasks remains unknown. Researchers recorded and analyzed speech from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and controls during reading, storyboard, and personal narrative activities.

El Mouslih, C., Mackinley, M., Dzialoszynski, P., Lodhi, R. J., Richard, J., Titone, D., & Palaniyappan, L. (2026). Communication context matters: Elicitation task shapes the clinical utility of speech markers in psychosis. Neuropsychologia, 233, 109587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2026.109587   Lena Palaniyappan

Children exposed to parental violence face negative outcomes, but protective factors can foster their resilience, or ability to overcome adversity. Researchers administered online surveys to parents of 211 Canadian children at three time points to assess protective supports over time.

Yates, J., Uwizeye, G., Wathen, C. N., & Mantler, T. (2026). Resilience profiles of children previously exposed to parental gender-based violence: A longitudinal decision tree analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 182, 108351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108351   Nadine Wathen   Tara Mantler

Liquid drops can penetrate tilted, wet screens and break apart into smaller droplets. The researchers used high-speed imaging and mathematical models to test how drop speed, screen tilt, hole size, and liquid properties interact.

Zong, S., Zhang, W., Hao, J., & Floryan, J. M. (2026). Synergistic suppression of droplet penetration through inclined prewetted meshes. Physics of Fluids, 38(10). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0348530   Jerzy M Floryan