A research paper by scientists at Beijing Institute of Technology proposed an efficient and safe perception method tailored for the look-and-step behavior of bipedal robots.

A research article published by the Peking University presented a control framework for exoskeletons based on environmental perception, which effectively integrates environmental information and human kinematic data, improves the accuracy and lead time of transition detection, thereby enhancing smooth switching of control strategies across different terrains. Additionally, the adoption of a learning-free method eliminates the need for data collection and model training, demonstrating strong generalization capabilities across users.

Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may help prevent irregular heartbeats. The discovery challenges the idea that all age-related heart changes are harmful. 

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has designated allopurinol as the first orphan drug for the treatment of Marfan syndrome, a rare connective tissue disease which as no cure to date. This disease causes an aortic aneurysm (an abnormal dilatation of the aorta) and affects about 7 in 100,000 people in the European Union. Drugs known as orphan drugs are intended to treat such rare conditions that pharmaceutical companies need favourable conditions to market them.