SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Following BTS member Suga’s donation of 5 billion won (US$3.62 million) to help build a treatment center for children with autism, fans around the world have responded with an outpouring of support, hospital officials said Tuesday. Severance Hospital in Seoul announced that public donations for the planned Min Yoon-gi [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists have discovered that lithium, a key component in electric vehicle batteries, could be effective in treating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to new research announced on December 23. A team led by Kim Eunjoon at the Institute for Basic Science’s (IBS) Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions has uncovered how [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — While the South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is raising awareness about people with autism spectrum disorders, only a few people with autism are actually able to attend university, data showed Sunday. Rep. Lee Eun-joo of the minor opposition Justice Party quoted a report from the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has proven for the first time that the gene that causes Down’s syndrome could also bring about autism. A joint research team consisting of members from the Korea Biotechnology Research Association and Augusta University in the U.S. revealed through an animal model using zebrafish on October [...]