Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) opened the Korea Surgical Robot Training Center (KSRTC) on Monday, saying it would become a stepping-stone for developing the domestic medical device industry.KSRTC, set up within Avison Biomedical Research Center, will provide education concerning surgical rob
Researchers at the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital have recently treated systemic sclerosis (SSc) by stromal vascular fraction (SVF) injections, including adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, and improved ulcers in a patient’s hand.SSc, a typical rheumatic disease, is a pro
Researchers at the National Cancer Center (NCC) have found a new protein conjugate that can analyze anticancer drugs' efficacy in real-time.The researchers expect the new technology will bring about significant changes to developing anticancer drugs, researching molecular biology, and conducting cel
Researchers at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) have developed the world's first vaginal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment device that cures uterine fibroids, the hospital said Tuesday.Uterine fibroids are benign tumors formed by growing uterine muscle cells and ar
The government recently ordered hospitals to open more beds for Covid-19 patients amid the pandemic's third wave.However, such an excessive allocation of healthcare resources to Covid-19 patients could compromise emergency support for seriously ill patients with other illnesses, experts warned.On Mo
“We will not only focus on research but come up with technologies and products applicable in real clinical settings.”Park Sang-joon, vice president for research at Myongji Hospital, said this and other remarks on the hospital’s R&D strategy at the “2020 New Horizon Research Festival,” hosted by Myon
Konkuk University School of Medicine said its researchers have developed a machine learning-based genomic expression map that controls endothelial cells' aging (EC). The development is likely to present a new paradigm for treating elderly vascular diseases, the university said in a news release on M
A group of Korean researchers has found that most chronic disease drugs, including those treating hypertension and diabetes, do not change the prognosis of the Covid-19 virus.The study, conducted by Gachon University Gil Hospital, Samsung Medical Center, and Asan Medical Center, will likely help to
Professor Kim Hyo-jong at KyungHee University Hospital made Asia's first presentation of the global phase 3 studies of ulcerative colitis therapy at the AOCC's (Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis) plenary session held on Thursday.His study demonstrated a statistically significant effect as 3
Korean researchers have discovered a biomarker that can diagnose lung cancer and predict its five-year survival rate. The team, led by Professor Lee Chang-whan from the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, analyzed lung cancer tissues and normal tissues in 104 lung cancer patients. They found th
Myongji Hospital has proposed the Korean version of “Communication AND Optimal Resolution (CANDOR)" guidelines, a process of responding to patient harm or medical disputes promptly and minimizing aftereffects.CANDOR, created by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, suggests how medica
A joint team of researchers from Asan Medical Center and Texas Children’s Hospital has confirmed the safety and efficacy of robotic surgery to treat vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). VUR is a symptom in which the urine does not discharge normally and rises upside down from the bladder to the kidney. It r
A research team at Severance Hospital has found that pendrin effectively treats acute lung injury, for which there had been no treatment methods other than a ventilator or preservation therapy.The team expects that the candidate material's discovery will increase the possibility of the medicine trea
Boramae Medical Center (BMC) said its researchers have ascertained genetic networks related to breast cancer metastasis, developed a learning machine model based on them, and confirmed its efficacy in predicting breast cancer metastasis. A research team, led by Professor Park Sung-bae of the Departm
The Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) said Wednesday its researchers have developed a technology to manage food-poisoning bacteria in food materials safely in variable temperature environments of the food supply chain, such as storage and distribution.KFRI’s “dynamic prediction model” can predict
A Korea-U.S. research team has found specific areas of the brain that judge social values activate when observing peers making sound decisions, suggesting a positive influence of peer pressure.The activation of these areas during decision-making indicates that teens are more likely to place far high
Researchers at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) have developed a magnetic particle imaging (MPI) device that can acquire high-resolution biometric images at high speed using magnetic nanoparticles as tracers.Using the device, GIST succeeded in applying the world's first integrated
Korean researchers have developed a technology, which diagnoses and assesses the surgery effects of head and neck cancer by analyzing DNA from cancer cells in saliva. Head and neck cancer refers to all cancers occurring in the head and neck except for the eyes, brain, ears and esophagus. They can be
Researchers at CHA Bundang Medical Center have demonstrated improved language, motor, and cognitive function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) by administering cord blood combined with erythropoietin.The research team, led by Professor Kim Min-young of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at
The government pressures private tertiary hospitals to open up their intensive care units (ICUs) for seriously ill Covid-19 patients. However, such assertion is based on ignorance about tertiary hospitals’ ICUs' reality, health experts said.Even if the government orders hospitals to open up their IC