A group of Korean and British researchers has found a useful biomarker for evaluating ANCA-associated vasculitis’s activity, Yonsei Hospital said. The researchers, led by Professors Lee Sang-won and Ahn Sung-soo, and Ph. D. candidate Yoon Tae-jun at Yonsei Severance Hospital and Professor McAdoo’ of
Researchers at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) have discovered a biomarker that causes restless legs syndrome (RLS).RLS is a neurological condition where patients feel a strong urge to move or feel numbness in their legs before falling asleep and occurs in one in 10 adults. According to th
Only 48.2 percent of office workers are determined to receive Covid-19 vaccines, by all means, a university research team said Friday based on a survey.The team, led by Professor Jung Hye-sun of the Graduate School of Public Health of Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, also found that
A joint research team has found that stent procedures show sufficiently high efficacy in treating the completely blocked left descending artery of coronary, the Asan Medical Center said. The coronary artery is a blood vessel that supplies oxygen and nutrients to the heart, which surrounds the entire
Six out of 10 medical professors reported adverse reactions such as muscle pain to the extent that they had difficulty doing their job after getting a Covid-19 vaccine, a survey showed.On Wednesday, the Medical Professors Association of Korea (MPAK) released the survey results on medical professors
Researchers at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB) have developed the technology to treat leukemia and lung cancer by differentiating and proliferating natural killer (NK) cells derived from hematopoietic stem cells.Professor Choi In-pyo at the institute has led the re
Researchers at Yongin Severance Hospital said Wednesday that women diagnosed with endometriosis are 34 percent more likely to develop cancer.The research team, led by Professor Eoh Kyung-jin of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that women who had endometriosis had a 4.59 times highe
Researchers at the Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital have proved the efficacy of radiofrequency ablation procedure in treating thyroid nodules.The radiology team, led by Professors Jung So-lyung and Choi Yang-sean, analyzed radiofrequency ablation's efficacy by comparing CT im
Researchers at Severance Hospital have found a correlation between knee pain and hypercholesterolemia.Few studies reported the relationship between knee pain and high cholesterol, and the new finding is expected to provide the key to treating arthritis without surgery, the hospital said Wednesday.Th
Researchers at Seoul National University Hospital have confirmed a close correlation between cerebrovascular disease and bone density decline, finding a candidate link that simultaneously causes both symptoms.The research team, led by Professor Kim Jung-min, surveyed 1,190 patients hospitalized for
A joint research team of Severance Hospital and Chungnam National University has confirmed the possibility of treating people with vanishing white matter disease (VWMD) by identifying the pathological mechanism in an originally developed zebrafish model.The researchers developed an animal model of V
Physicians at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) have discovered that by analyzing microelectrode-specific signals with artificial intelligence during deep-brain stimulation (DBS) as part of treating Parkinson’s disease, they can predict the operation’s result.If more data and experiences are
Researchers at the National Cancer Center (NCC) have confirmed that taking calcium drugs, widely used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as angina and myocardial infarction.The team, led by Professor Myung Seong-kwon, conducted a
Korea allowed telemedicine limitedly, but related technologies have so advanced that consumers can use them at any moment.While most of the medical community has opposed remote healthcare, some doctors are increasingly voicing telemedicine's active use.The Korea Telemedicine Society(KTS), founded an
Researchers at Korea University Ansan Hospital have found that the low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and its wide fluctuations can increase the risk of Parkinson's disease by up to 60 percent.The team, led by Professors Park Joo-hyun and Kim Do-hoon at the hospital, conducted
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) said Thursday its researchers have successfully measured cyber motion sickness resulting from experiencing virtual reality (VR) by using brain waves.The team, led by Senior Researcher Lim Hyun-kyoon, developed a method that quantitatively
Amid growing concerns over AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine's safety, a local group of pediatricians said there was no scientific evidence to prove causality between blood clots and Covid-19 vaccines. Therefore, the nation should keep vaccinating its population against the pandemic, they said.The pedi
A research team at the National Cancer Center has found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can increase lung cancer risk.The team confirmed that POP stays inside the human body even after decades of the prohibition of production and use, and even exposure at low concentrations can seriously a
Severance Hospital has developed a Covid-19 vaccination dashboard and begun its operation, as part of its data-based hospital project supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The dashboard demonstrates the vaccination data of two Severance hospitals in Seoul. It will also apply to Yongin Sev
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) said researchers at its Healthcare Robot Center have developed a contactless walking analysis system based on artificial intelligence.The walking analysis system works by using RGB-D sensors to grasp targets' in-depth information by transmitting inf