A research team led by Professors Choi Myung-gu and Park Jae-myung of the Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital has found a way to improve “photodynamic therapy” effects of killing cancer cells without damaging healthy cells.Not only is pancreatic cancer diagnosed in an advanced stage, but more than 80 percent of patients are not suitable for surgery and have to receive radiotherapy or
Korean researchers have succeeded in developing artificial target technology that can detect cancer cells with heterogeneity efficiently.The heterogeneity of cancer cells in tumors has attracted attention as an essential concept for understanding and developing the resistance and recurrence mechanism for chemotherapy and target chemotherapy.Dr. Kim Kwang-myung김광명 and his team from the Kore
Children guided by Korea’s beloved TV star Pororo – also known as Potongryeong, or President Pororo – in a VR video showed less anxiety before surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) said Monday.Children are not used to anesthesia and surgery, resulting in more than 50 percent of pediatric patients reporting high levels of anxiety and fear. The stress often stems from separ
Is there an afterlife after death? Does attitude to death have anything to do with health?While the word “death” is still taboo for most, if not all, people, the critical research about well-dying -- preparing for one’s death -- has emerged and is drawing attention.Professor Yoon Yong-ho윤영호 and his team of Seoul National University Hospital’s서울대병원 Integrated Cancer Care Center investigated
A research team at Samsung Medical Center (SMC)’s Department of Internal Medicine has developed a self-diagnosis prediction model to confirm the risk of developing advanced adenoma that causes colon cancer.This is the first time that a disease prediction model using big data technology in digestive diseases has been developed. It will likely be helpful for early diagnosis and management of ade
A group of researchers has set up criteria to check up the metastasis of giant-cell tumors in bones to the lung, the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said Friday. Giant-cell tumors are one of the rare diseases that are difficult to treat for its unknown cause of metastasis to the lungs. Professor Han Il-kyu한일규 of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at SNUH서울대병원 published the results
Kimchi can add another health benefit to its rising popularity as the fermented vegetable dish was found to have lactic acid bacteria promoting male and female hair growth, Cheil Hospital제일병원 said Friday. Professors Seo Joo-tae서주태 and Lee Hyo-seok이효석 of the Department of Urology at Cheil Hospital measured the changes in the number and thickness of hair after giving kimchi lactic acid bacteria
Korean researchers have developed a new concept of a hydrogel, a jelly-like substance containing water as a primary ingredient, offering a new treatment method that induces regeneration of central nervous system tissues in spinal cord injury.When the central nervous system is damaged by a traffic accident or stroke, secondary neurodegeneration occurs, resulting in a defect in the nerve tissue
Find dust affects not only respiratory organs but circulatory, nerve systems and pediatric diseases, and therefore the government should come up with drastic steps to reduce it, experts said Wednesday.At an academic forum jointly organized by National Academy of Medicine of Korea (NAMOK)대한민국의학한림원, the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK)한국공학한림원, and the Korean Academy of Science and
The domestic social and economic cost of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, amounts to 1.4 trillion won ($1.3billion) annually, a study shows.The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (KATRD)대한결핵및호흡기학회 released the report, during a news conference commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Lung Day at Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul Tuesday, urging people to under
The survival rate of acute cardiac arrest patients has risen three times, and the ratio of those who returned to normal life has increased seven times, from a decade ago.The Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and National Fire Agency (NFA)소방청 released Tuesday the results of surveying the medical records of acute heart arrest patients transferred to hospitals by 119 rescue t
Cancer has been the leading cause of death for Koreans since 2006, statistics showed Friday.A report by Statistics Korea revealed that of cancer deaths, lung cancer claimed the most lives in 2016 with 35.1 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by liver cancer (21.5 people), colon cancer (16.5 people), gastric cancer (16.2 people) and pancreatic cancer (11.0 people). The number of
Koreans perceive their health status negatively although their life expectancy is reported to be high, a report showed.According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s “Health Statistics 2017” report, 32.5 percent of Koreans over 15 believe their health conditions are good/very good as of 2015. By gender, 37.3 percent of men and 27.9 percent of women thought so
AIA Korea rolled out plans to launch AIA Vitality – a global wellness platform that helps analyze a user’s behavioral patterns to improve daily habits – as the new growth engine for its services Wednesday.The insurance company kicked off its health and wellness summit in Seoul to commemorate the Korean branch’s 30-year anniversary. AIA said that it would work to be more than an insurance compa
A Korean research team has raised the possibility of developing vaccines to prevent chronic infectious diseases such as infections, AIDS, tuberculosis and to prevent the recurrence of cancer.The Korea Health Industry Development Institute한국보건산업진흥원 has collaborated with Professor Ha Sang-joon하상준 of Yonsei University연세대 and Dr. Kim Tae-don김태돈 of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Bio
A research team led by Professor Ahn Ki-hoon of Korea University Anam Hospital has found the relationship between cone biopsy and premature birth for the first time.According to the study, the experience of cone biopsy increases the risk of premature birth, especially if a uterine infection accompanies it.A cone biopsy removes a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and is widely use
Professor Seo Dae-chul of Asan Medical Center (AMC) has introduced a new method to treat intracranial aneurysms for his patients, with no recurrence or side effects reported, the hospital said Wednesday.Endovascular coil embolization is performed through the skin to treat an intracranial aneurysm from within the blood vessel without the need of a craniotomy. In this procedure, a microcatheter
A research team at the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital has developed a scoring model to predict the prognosis of metastatic breast cancer patients who underwent surgical resection.Patients were classified into four groups according to their scores, with predicted survival scores ranging from 0 to 10 points.The team, led by Professors Chae Byung-joo채병주 and Yoo Tae
Korean Society of Lipid & Atherosclerosis (KSoLA) has come out to emphasize the need for people in the 30s and 40s to control cholesterol.The society stressed the importance of controlling cholesterol as the most dangerous element in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and its treatment through drugs, in a press meeting on the sidelines of International Conference on Lipid & Atheroscle
Korean men and women had different reasons for attempting a suicide, a study by a Yonsei University research team revealed on Thursday.Men have been or are currently suffering from cancer are more at risk of suicide, while women with high levels of stress, according to the study.The common risk factors among both men and women for attempting a suicide included low-level educational backgro