SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Elderly individuals over 65 years of age who have problems with chewing are about twice as likely to suffer from depression compared to other seniors who don’t have such problems, a study showed Sunday. A joint research team from CHA Bundang Medical Center and Kunsan National University analyzed the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based service platform to share knowledge on the symptoms of dementia patients and how to care for them. Based on an ontology model, which refers to technology in which AI understands and processes human knowledge, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government on Wednesday urged all foreigners staying long-term here to get COVID-19 vaccine shots as soon as possible, saying they are treated the same as South Korean nationals when it comes to the vaccination process. The announcement jointly made by the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for indoor exercise equipment and food products that don’t require stovetop cooking are on the rise with the onset of summer heat. When daily temperatures in Seoul began to exceed 30 degrees Celsius between July 12 and August 1, online grocery delivery platform Market Kurly saw a 98 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea had inoculated over 20 million people as of Tuesday since starting its nationwide vaccination program in late February, taking a step towards creating herd immunity by September. A total of slightly more than 20 million people had received their first shots of COVID-19 vaccines as of 10:20 [...]
DAEJEON, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a gas sensor platform that can diagnose disease by analyzing bad breath. A joint research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology developed a platform that selectively detects a tiny amount of [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean firms are replacing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine with Pfizer’s for their in-house inoculation programs, industry insiders said Monday, due to the former’s delayed supply schedule. Samsung Electronics Co. said vaccines that will be administered to its workers have been switched from Moderna’s to Pfizer’s following health authorities’ notification. [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s ICT ministry said Thursday the country plans to invest nearly 30 billion won (US$26.2 million) over the next three years to research digital treatment for depression in a move to find new ways to help the growing number of people suffering from the mental disorder. The number [...]
DAEJEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), known as an endocrine disruptor, during pregnancy can damage the cognitive function of the infant’s brain as well as causing behavioral disorders. The Korea Institute of Toxicology said Wednesday that it had identified through experiments on pregnant animals [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Ji-na, a mom of two children, is on a postpartum diet and tries to eat food high in protein but low in calories so that she doesn’t feel tired and grouchy. On busy mornings, the 38-year-old often grabs protein bars made of egg whites and almond or packaged [...]