2026

• Kastler, F., Himmelmann, L., Speckmann, EM. et al. Association of depressive symptoms, gait and dynamic balance with risk of falling in older adults discharged from the emergency department after a fall: a prospective observational study. BMC Geriatr 26, 726 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07670-w 
   
• Stuckenschneider T, Oswald F, Grenz A, Himmelmann L, Schmidt NM, Speckmann E-M, Zieschang T and Boerner K (2026) Neighbourhood-level age-friendliness in urban environments: associations with functional independence and physical activity in older adults after a fall. Front. Public Health 14:1839024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1839024  
   
• Zieschang, T., Himmelmann, L., Schmidt, N.M. Speckmann, E.M., Feld, L., Klenk, J., Laurentius, T., Boerner, K., Diekmann, R., Hein, A., Koschate-Storm, J., Schwettmann, L., von Kutzleben, M., Stuckenschneider, T. Tailored interventions to prevent functional decline after a Sentinel Fall presenting to the Emergency Department (iSeFallED) – protocol for a pragmatic mixed-methods implementation study. BMC Geriatr (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06943-0 
   
• Schmidt NM, Ruess P, Morat T, McCrum C, Werner C, Schwenk M, Fleiner T. Perturbation-based balance training on treadmills for falls prevention in older adults: a review of training protocols and reporting recommendations (ProRePBT). BMC Geriatr. 2026 Feb 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07124-3 

2025

• Laura Himmelmann, Tania Zieschang, Elisa-Marie Speckmann, Nina Marie Schmidt, Tim Stuckenschneider; From the Emergency Department to Daily Life: A 12-Month Comparison of Fall Risk and Physical Function in Older Adults with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment. Gerontology 2025; https://doi.org/10.1159/000549207