SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Not only is eating more fish a healthy dietary option, it has also been found to reduce the risk of depression. A South Korean research team at Kyung Hee University discovered that individuals who consumed fish at least four times a week were 48 percent less likely to fall [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Circadian rhythms, widely known as body clocks, are heavily affected by visceral fat levels as opposed to belly fat, researchers have found. Contrary to popular belief, visceral fat, not belly fat, has the biggest impact on circadian rhythms, the 24-hour cycle in the biological processes of living things, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government will spend one trillion won on dementia research, care and infrastructure over the next 10 years, as patient numbers are set to reach 3 million by 2050. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Sunday that detailed plans for the dementia R&D project, which have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., a South Korean tech giant, said Friday that it has begun a pilot program to reduce weekly working hours to 52 in some of its business divisions. The company said the pilot program began on Thursday in some of its home entertainment divisions and that there [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — People in their 20s and 30s are the least happy and most anxious among all age groups in South Korea, a survey showed Sunday, reflecting their deepening apprehension in the face of high youth unemployment. The Center for Happiness Studies (CHS) at Seoul National University and KakaoTalk, the country’s [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Over 7 in 10 high schools in South Korea are failing to meet the required 150 minutes of physical education classes per week, a new survey has revealed. South Korean students at only 25 percent of the country’s high schools now receive 150 minutes of PE classes each week, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of an international research project jointly conducted by South Korean and Italian researchers, a gene with a connection to autism was discovered. This gene, found to regulate emotions such as anxiety and fear as well as depressive moods, is expected to become a subject of greater [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of terminal cancer patients in South Korea are using home hospice services, new government data has revealed. According to data released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Cancer Center on Tuesday, over 1,000 terminal cancer patients took advantage of home hospice services during [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Stock values for stakeowners of biopharmaceutical companies nearly doubled over the past year, with Celltrion leading the pack, data showed Sunday. According to Chaebul.com, which tracks corporate records, 32 people each owned more than 100 billion won (US$93.76 million) worth of shares in biopharmaceutical firms as of Friday’s closing. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans favor banning the import of Japanese fishery products, a survey showed Friday, underscoring lingering safety concerns about possible radioactive contamination. Radioactive water leaked following the meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. The Consumers Union of Korea polled 1,023 adults across the [...]