The Mu variant of the Covid-19 virus, also known as B.1.621, is more resistant to antibodies than any other variants, a study showed.Japanese researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, released the results of their joint study in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.The Mu
A research team at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) has found an optimal concentration of atropine therapy for slowing down myopia in children.The research team, led by Professors Kim Young-kook and Jung Jae-ho of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, discovered that the 0.05 percent c
A Korean pediatrician disclosed the first data of local patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi).The data shows the effect of switching to Zolgensma in patients who have been treated with Spinraza (nusinersen). The swit
The long-term survival rate of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has increased rapidly since stent revascularization became common.However, many patients still experience coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) after the procedure, and CMD is related to long-term survival.Local resear
Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) has confirmed that patients suffering from clonal hematopoiesis have nearly double the risk of developing severe Covid-19.The SNUH researchers analyzed 413 out of the 1,636 clonal hematopoiesis patients who tested positive for Covid-19 at Memorial Sloan Kett
A research team at Yonsei University College of Medicine has developed a nanovesicle candidate that improves the treatment results of ovarian cancer.The team, led by Professors Kim Sung-hoon and Chung Young-shin of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Sung Hak-joon and Yoon Hyo-jin of th
The Covid-19 pandemic advanced the era of digital healthcare, but the medical community should have a critical point of view to verify the potential and actual effect of digital health, an expert said.Harlan Krumholz, director of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) at Yale Univers
A Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) research team has found a clue to possibly inhibit the cancer cell proliferation in a study that revealed cell division processes caused by beta-catenin protein in humans.The team identified that beta-catenin protein, one of the main
Gangnam Severance Hospital has recently confirmed that immediate intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) after surgical resection in pancreatic cancer patients could increase the survival rate by increasing immune response with changes in the lymphocyte population.The research team, led by Professor
Researchers at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital have developed a machine learning model using artificial intelligence to diagnose acute leukemia with 99.1 percent accuracy.The research team, led by Professors Kim Yong-goo and Kim Myung-shin of the Department of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, analyzed chro
Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) have developed the first program to enhance the social skills of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have had difficulties in social life after reaching adulthood.The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational
Researchers at a state agency have found the key to unlocking ways to pinpoint RNA-binding sites (RBSs) or provide direct evidence for RNA-binding, which is essential for regulating life phenomena.The publication marks another significant finding from a research team led by Kim V. Narry, director of
Researchers at Severance Hospital have discovered a method to measure the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children by using their stools.The team, led by Professor Cheon Keun-an of the Department of Pediatric Psychiatry, concluded by comparing and analyzing the intestinal microbiome struct
The government should require a bridging trial for Mifegymiso, an abortion pill under the regulator’s review for marketing approval, the Korean Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (KSOG) said.Industry watchers had expected that the government could exempt a bridging study because Mifegymiso
Gangnam Severance Hospital said a new, calorie-restricted Korean-style Mediterranean diet (KMD) developed by its researchers helped reduce cardiovascular risk by improving chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and fatty liver.The research team, led by Professor Lee Ji-won of the Department of Fa
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was highly effective against the Delta variant in adolescents in Israel, where Covid-19 vaccination for the adolescent population started earlier than in Korea.A research team at Boston Children’s Hospital said it used data from Clalit Health Services, the largest health ca
A bioscience research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a next-generation chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy that overcomes immune checkpoint signals.CAR-T cell therapy is a treatment that increases anticancer function by introducing t
A groundbreaking clinical study result has been released, which will change the existing paradigm in conducting antiplatelet treatments after stent procedures to widen the blood vessels of patients hit by an acute myocardial infarction.Researchers at Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hos
Researchers at Ajou University Hospital have confirmed that the level of the antinuclear antibody (ANA), an autoantibody most frequently found in autoimmune disease patients, significantly increased in the sputum of patients with severe asthma.Autoimmune disease is a phenomenon in which the human bo
Rather than obesity, risk factors for the metabolic syndrome – such as blood sugar, blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and waist circumference – are closely associated with serious complications of Covid-19 patients, local researchers said.The research team of professor Kim Sin-gon of e