A research team at Myongji Hospital has confirmed that exposure to sunlight can reduce the incidence of prostate cancer.The team, led by Professor Kim Hong-bae at the hospital, concluded so after conducting a meta-analysis on 30,000 prostate cancer patients by collecting 12 observational studies pub
Researchers at Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based real-time glaucoma vision test result extraction method and proved its efficacy.Glaucoma is a disease that causes abnormalities in the optic nerve function from compressed optic nerve or impaired blood su
A research team at Yonsei University College of Medicine has discovered a substance that can treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).The research team, led by Professors Lee Yong-ho and Bae Soo-han, synthesized a single double-target protein by linking GLP-1 and GLP-2 hormones, used as therapeutic
A research team at Severance Hospital has confirmed that intra-arterial chemotherapy can increase the ocular preservation rate up to 14 times in advanced retinoblastoma patients.Retinoblastoma is a malignant retina tumor and the most common malignant tumor in the eye in children, with patients usual
Researchers at Asan Medical Center (AMC) have developed a stem cell evaluation technology that can increase stem cell treatment success rate.Stem cell-based regenerative medicine and tissue engineering treatment are receiving great attention. However, to develop an innovative stem cell therapy with
ATLANTA, Ga. -- By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent - Transplantation and chemotherapy used to be the standard treatment for lymphoma and myeloma, but immunotherapies including CAR-T therapy, bispecific antibodies, and monoclonal antibodies are being developed quickly to treat blood
A joint research team of Yonsei and Korea universities’ medical schools has discovered that abnormalities in the trophoblast glycoprotein (TPBG) gene can cause Parkinson's disease.The team identified the gene expression characteristics of TPBG in stem cells and mouse embryos and investigated the ass
Myongji Hospital signed a comprehensive "travel bubble" cooperation agreement with Singapore's Raffles Medical Group last Friday.Under the accord, the two hospitals plan to provide reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for people traveling between Korea and Singapore, active
A research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has revealed the connection between fine dust and brain health.The recent concentration of fine dust in Korea has heightened the public’s interest in its effects on humans. However, most studies of fine dust focused on component
A research team at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) has presented an accurate report of deep spinal infection's frequency and risk factors, one of the fatal side effects occurring after epidural injection.The researchers, led by Professor Moon Jee-youn of the Department of Anesthesiolo
A research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has developed a diagnostic technology to detect the Covid-19 variant Omicron in just 20 minutes.The research team, led by Professor Lee Jeong-wook of the Department of Chemical Engineering, said the technology could also catch
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent - Tamoxifen, used to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, increases the risk of uterine cancer in breast cancer patients by pushing up PI3K signaling, a study said.According to the study, using tamoxifen simultaneous
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent - How many Korean breast cancer patients can use tumor-agnostic therapies? A local study that can suggest a clue to this question has been disclosed at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS 2021).Professor Kim Ji-yeon
In Korea, doctors actively use biomarkers such as next-generation sequencing (NGS) for disease diagnosis, but an expert said they have limited options to prescribe related treatments.Kang Jin-hyoung, a professor of oncology at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, said this and other remarks in a seminar on pr
Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said that the regulatory authorities have approved the hospital's clinical research plan for CAR-T treatment targeting acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and adolescents.The approval comes eight months after the hospital submitted such clinical researc
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -– By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent - HER2 protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Tukysa (ingredient: tucatinib) and next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) are at the center of attention of the San Antonio Breast Cancer S
Myongji Hospital said it has obtained a Level 1 rating, the highest rating in the medical quality evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, for two years in a row.The hospital stressed that the feat is significant as it confirmed that it has maintained and provided high-quality med
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- By Kim Yun-mi/Korea Biomedical Review correspondent - Switching from an aromatase inhibitor to fulvestrant after detecting ESR1 (Estrogen Receptor 1) mutation could double progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer being treated wit
A research team at Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has developed a smartphone application that allows easy skin management by measuring skin moisture.The team, led by Professor Lee Jong-hee of the Department of Dermatology, stressed that the team’s skin moisture measurement method using bio-display is
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said it has licensed out the technology to develop a medical hologram system to Ean Hitech and agreed to jointly research and develop the system.Under the accord, KIST will transfer the medical hologram system technology, developed by Doctor Han H