Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have succeeded in cultivating bokchoy with lots of glucosinolate, an anti-obesity substance, in their smart farm, the state-run institute said Friday. The research team, led by Dr. Yoo Gi-hye from Smart Farm Research Center, produce
Early this year, Professor Yoon Hyun-bae of the Department of Human Systems Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine received emails from two students while handling class enrollments. The students were worried about being unable to register for Yoon’s class because the number of ap
Korean and U.S. experts are trying to find a new way to treat glioblastoma, an intractable brain cancer, the Seoul National University Hospital said Friday.The joint team, led by Professor Paek Sun-ha and researcher Kim Yo-na of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and Drs. Roel G.W. Verhaak an
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) said its researchers have discovered a new protein binding that repairs brain damage.The research team, led by Doctor Hwang Eun-mi from Brain Science Institute (BSI) at KIST and Professor Suk Kyoung-ho of Kyungpook National University College of M
Digital-health coaching can be effective in self-managing chronic diseases, a new study says.Researchers, led by Professors Kang Eun-kyo and Yun Young-ho of the Department of Family Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine, studied the effects of health coaching and digital care on
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed a gene that can distinguish leukemia patients who respond positively to decitabine, an anticancer treatment, from those who do not, KAIST said Wednesday.The joint research team, led by Professors Kim Yoo-sik at KAIS
Korean adolescents’ time spent on personal computers increased, but their use of paper media declined amid the prolongation of online classes, a report says.According to the comparison report of adolescents’ media usage patterns before and after Covid-19, released by the Korea Information Society De
A fetus exposed to alcohol in a mother’s womb has 11 times higher chances to be diagnosed with congenital disorders than one who is not, according to a recent study.Researchers at the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Center at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital analyzed 1,675 women with pregna
Bladdernut shoots can help strengthen the immune system under normal conditions while suppressing immune responses under extreme immune response conditions, the Natural Institute of Forest Science (NIFOS) said Tuesday. The discovery comes amid the mounting public interests in functional food product
Vitamin D deficiency is most common among obese people before they take bariatric surgery, according to a study at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH).A group of researchers, led by Professor Park Young-seok of the Surgery Department at the hospital, analyzed big data on the nutrient
Peptron said Friday that the company would present its new diabetes treatment that continuously acts for one month at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) conference in June.The company said it submitted its research results to ADA in January and recently received approval to introduce the drug a
Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed next-generation anticancer immune cell therapy using a star-shaped immune cell called the dendritic cell, which reinvigorates bodily immune responses, GIST said Thursday.The study overcame the disadvantage of introducing b
Institut Pasteur Korea (IPK) and International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on developing treatments and vaccines of infectious diseases. The two groups will reinvigorate research cooperation and information exchange to attain their common goal of pr
Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA) said Thursday it decided to suspend the qualifications of Binex and Vivozon for illegal drug manufacturing.The two companies used unauthorized additives to make medicines, made false reports on raw material estimates to complete m
The government currently bans medical institutions that have not registered to attract foreign patients from luring international patients or providing treatment information. It will go one step further by punishing unregistered medical institutions that post even their IDs or phone numbers on forei
Will Korea introduce the “sugar tax,” duties on food and beverages containing a large amount of sugar that sharply raise the risk of obesity”? If so, when will it be?The discussion, which had been limited to the academic circles, is now spread to the political community.According to the Ministry of
As foods that help boost immunity are gaining popularity worldwide amid the coronavirus pandemic, a group of researchers said Wednesday that kimchi could alleviate Covid-19 symptoms.“Various nutrients contained in primary materials of kimchi, such as cabbage, red pepper and garlic, control the antio
Celltrion said Wednesday it would liquidate Vcell Healthcare, a subsidiary in China established to enter the Chinese market.The move comes after the company’s board of directors decided to shut down its Chinese offshoot on Jan. 25. Celltrion Hong Kong holds a 100 percent stake in Vcell Healthcare. C
A study has found age and severity of underlying conditions exert significant influence on Covid-19 patient’s death.Seoul National University Hospital Professor Lee Ho-jin and his team analyzed the impact on Covid-19 death based on age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), using data at the Hea
SK Biopharm said Tuesday its epilepsy treatment, Cenobamate, has won the European Commission's sales approval.Cenobamate, named ONTOZRY™ in Europe, is the first innovative drug independently developed by a Korean pharmaceutical company entering both U.S. and European markets. The product will be ava