This topical collection explores how advances in geropsychology can be translated into practice to promote mental and cognitive health in older adults. Contributions highlight resilience, cognitive reserve, interventions, cultural diversity, and longitudinal findings, offering innovative insights to support well‑being, autonomy, and psychological growth in later life across Europe.

This Collection invites interdisciplinary scholarship that critically explores the dynamic interplay between the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media forms, representations, and the cultural politics that shape and are shaped by them.

This collection explores innovative, sustainable concrete technologies, including low-carbon mixes, geopolymer binders, waste valorisation, AI-optimised mix design, 3D printing, and self-healing systems through the dual lenses of economic viability and environmental impact assessment. It aims to advance scalable solutions for a decarbonised, circular construction industry.

This collection aims to critically examine the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in reshaping theology and religious education within contemporary society, integrating interdisciplinary, global, and policy-oriented perspectives. Bringing together theoretical, empirical, and praxis-based contributions, it situates the conversation at the intersection of faith, pedagogy, technology, and society.

BMC Medical Research Methodology is calling for submissions to our Collection reproducibility, transparency, and open science, seeking research that strengthens the credibility of health and medical science through preregistration, open data and code, rigorous reporting, and practices that reduce bias and support more collaborative, trustworthy research.

Successful ageing involves maintaining physical health, cognitive function, social engagement, and psychological well-being. This collection explores how lifestyle factors, early interventions, and comprehensive assessment can promote healthy ageing and inform public health and clinical practice.

This collection addresses two key streams of carbonation research in cementitious materials: (i) Impact of carbonation on the durability performance of low-carbon and low-clinker cementitious systems in various carbonation exposure classes, with emphasis on degradation mechanisms, reinforcement corrosion, and service life modelling, and (ii) Role of enforced carbonation processes for CO₂ uptake in cement-based materials.

This topical collection examines multiple cause‑of‑death (MCoD) data to better understand mortality profiles, trends, and disparities. By analyzing all causes listed on death certificates, it highlights the role of multimorbidity, chronic and infectious diseases, and socio‑economic and cross‑national factors, offering new insights for demography, epidemiology, and public health policy.

The Collection in Discover Oncology will delve into the use of AI for generating synthetic data - including medical images - for training purposes, enhancing the accuracy of diagnostic imaging, and personalizing treatment protocols. It will also explore the implications of AI in understanding the tumor microenvironment, potentially uncovering new therapeutic targets and improving the effectiveness of existing treatments.

BMC Psychology welcomes submissions to our Collection, Understanding implied meaning: the psychological mechanisms of advanced pragmatic functions. This Collection aims to advance psychological research on how individuals generate and interpret implied meaning in language. We particularly welcome work examining figurative language—including metaphor, humor, sarcasm, and other forms of indirect communication—as well as the embodied and multimodal processes that support pragmatic comprehension.

This Collection aims to enhance mechanistic comprehension of the contributions of environmental and occupational exposures to cancer risk, identify at-risk populations, and guide prevention methods and public health policy through interdisciplinary research. Submissions focusing on exposure mixes, crucial susceptibility windows, and methodological advancements in exposure assessment are especially welcomed.

This Collection focuses on rare tumor entities including soft tissue and bone sarcomas, as well as uncommon subtypes of lymphomas, melanomas, and epithelial cancers. It will showcase emerging insights into the genomic and molecular underpinnings of rare cancers, with particular emphasis on discoveries that have clear biological relevance and potential clinical impact.

This Collection aims to highlight recent translational and clinical advances in neuro-oncology, with a particular focus on the integration of molecular biology, advanced imaging, and treatment personalization in central nervous system tumors.

This special issue aims to publish cutting-edge research on Ca2+ signaling in plant abiotic stress adaptation, including Ca²⁺ perception and transduction pathways, calcium sensors and decoders, transcriptional and post-translational regulation, cross-talk with other signaling pathways, functional genomics and genetic engineering of Ca2+-related genes.

This Discover Oncology Collection aims to bring together researchers, clinicians, and experts in the field of lung cancer biomarkers to share their insights, discoveries, and challenges. It will cover a wide range of topics, including the discovery and validation of new biomarkers, the development of innovative diagnostic techniques, the integration of multi-omics data, and the translation of biomarker research into clinical practice.

This Collection focuses on the pivotal role of interface engineering and advanced functional materials in advancing sustainable energy technologies. It welcomes research on material design and interfacial modifications that enhance the performance and stability of devices for photovoltaics, energy storage, and electrocatalysis.

This Topical Collection focuses on the integration of medical genomics into routine clinical practice, highlighting how genomic technologies are transforming molecular diagnosis, risk stratification, and personalized treatment across medical specialties. It welcomes translational, clinical, and policy-oriented studies addressing the implementation of genomic medicine in diverse healthcare settings, including health systems aiming to reduce inequalities and improve patient outcomes.

This Collection, “Responsible Artificial Intelligence for a Resilient and Sustainable Society,” aims to provide a high-impact forum for research that advances the theory, methodologies, and applications of responsible AI in complex societal contexts, such as cyber-physical and cyber-socio-technical systems, smart cities, critical infrastructures, Industry 4.0 and 5.0.

BMC Medicine invites submissions to a new Collection focused on the interplay between cardiac immunity and inflammation. We welcome original research, translational studies & comprehensive reviews that elucidate the underlying mechanisms, clinical consequences, and therapeutic opportunities arising from immune-cardiac interactions.

This collection explores the interactions between soil biogeochemistry, nutrient cycling, and emerging contaminants in both urban and rural environments, with a focus on microplastics, pesticides, and other pollutants.