SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A groundbreaking study has revealed that astrocytes, star-shaped non-neuronal cells in the brain, can potentially restore memory and cognitive abilities in Alzheimer’s patients by removing toxic proteins through a process called autophagy. On August 25, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team led by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The healthcare industry is witnessing a surge in the development of non-pharmacological interventions to assist in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and low-dose radiation systems. Radicure, a company specializing in dementia-dedicated digital X-ray systems, has partnered with Neurophet, a brain disorder imaging AI solution firm, to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by Cho Jae-Lim and Kim Changsoo from the Department of Preventive Medicine at Yonsei University College of Medicine reveals a concerning link between elevated concentrations of fine particulate matter and cognitive decline, heightening the susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease and other mental disorders. Published in the journal [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a program that can be used for the diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by automatically analyzing changes in brain volume. The research team at the Catholic University of Korea’s College of Medicine said Tuesday that it had developed [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease picks up from the age of 69 in South Korea, a study showed Sunday. Researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital analyzed the current state of Alzheimer’s incidence among the South Korean population over 40 years of age during the period from 2006 to 2015 using [...]
NEW YORK, Friday Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – ImmunoBrain Checkpoint Inc. (“IBC”) an innovative biopharmaceutical company developing potential disease-modifying immune therapies that harness the power of the immune system to help protect and repair the brain to combat neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the prolonged spread of COVID-19 has left patients suffering from cognitive disorders such as dementia physically and socially more vulnerable. A research team from the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital stressed in a report that elderly people with cognitive disorders have a higher [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) revealed scientific evidence that acupuncture is effective against Alzheimer’s disease. There are currently 830,000 people over 65 years of age with dementia in South Korea, which means that at least 1 in 10 senior citizens in the country [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Insurance plans for Alzheimer’s disease have jumped in sales after the illness gained public interest in recent months. The Korea Credit Information Services reported on Wednesday that the number of applications for Alzheimer’s insurance plans reached 1.3 million early last year, up threefold since the second half of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have revealed that people who drink more than two cups of coffee every day are less likely to suffer from dementia. A joint research team from Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine divided 411 participants between the ages of [...]