SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has approved CHA University’s embryonic stem cell research seven years after it submitted the plan, on condition that it abides by high ethical standards, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it allowed the research team led by Prof. Lee Dong-ryul to use [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In vivo nanoparticles that can be injected into the body for real-time monitoring of cancer cell metastasis or movement of drugs have been developed by researchers in Korea. On Monday, July 4, Dr. Hong Kwan-su and Dr. Park Hye-sun from the Korea Basic Science Institute and Dr. Seo [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Following the United States and Japan, Korea has become the third country to successfully produce an ‘x-ray free-electron laser’ (XFEL), often referred to as the “dream light”. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Pohang Accelerator Laboratory has succeeded [...]
CHEONAN, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Hot springs are high in mineral content from simple calcium to lithium, and even radium. They are widely used for therapeutic purposes in Korea for medical patients and the elderly. But with a new scientific breakthrough, the possibility of receiving hot spring therapy at a hospital or nursing home [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), led by mechanical engineering professor Kim Dong-sung, discovered a simple system that can measure the refractive index of a liquid by observing the shadow of light that passes through it. Light travels fastest in a vacuum and slower [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning revealed Tuesday that a team of scientists from the Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences led by Dr. Park Ji-ae, had developed a radiopharmaceutical called Zr-89 Oxalate, which selectively shows internal inflammation. It is often difficult to distinguish tumors from [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Severe depression can sometimes drive a person to make one of the most extreme decisions: committing suicide. And until now, medical science was not able to provide a clear reason for such behavior despite high interest in the relationship between depression and suicide. On Tuesday, a team of scientists [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans are increasingly choosing to install residential solar cell panels at their homes. Last year, solar power generating units were supplied to 42 households in Daegu, and that number will go up to 600 this year. In April, 251 households from 34 apartment complexes applied for the panels. Under the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Bioepis announced the results of clinical studies on its three biosimilars on June 8, 2016, at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2016 London) which is being held in London until June 11. The three biosimilars that are currently sold in Korea and Europe include BRENZYS (Benepali in [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study suggests that consistent consumption of red ginseng improves memory function of Alzheimer’s patients. A research team led by Dr. Huh Jae-hyeok, a neurologist from the Seoul Medical Center, conducted a study of 14 Alzheimer’s patients on red ginseng consumption and its relationship to cognitive functions to [...]