SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint team of scientists from South Korea, Denmark and Thailand have developed a paper-based chip using conductive ink on printer paper that can be synced wirelessly with a smartphone for medical diagnosis. The team took advantage of the properties of electrowetting – using voltage to change the shape of [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean scientists has developed a convenient and accurate blood glucose monitoring device that does not require a blood sample, the state-run research center said Sunday, a development that would help diabetes patients. The team led by Lee Hyun-jae at the Center for Nanoparticle Research under [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean fabric manufacturer has launched a clinical trial of its heat-generating clothes to help diabetic patients keep their blood sugar levels under control, company officials and doctors said Tuesday. ReTend Co., the fabric maker, developed its own heat-generating clothes with a high-tech fabric named “TempUp” and let [...]
SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted at Soonchunhyang University Hospital revealed that fine dust, which has long been a major health issue and environmental hazard in South Korea, not only worsens respiratory diseases but also diabetic foot syndrome. Professor Lee Young-gu of the Diabetes Center at Soonchunhyang University Hospital conducted an experiment [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent international research endeavor has led to the identification of 16 genes that are responsible for increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, an advancement that could represent a key step forward in understanding, preventing, and treating the disease. Over 300 scientists from 22 countries collaborated on the [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from KIST (the Korea Institute of Science and Technology) has revealed prototype components of a new device that might ultimately be used to develop a contact lens-like diabetes sensor that would use teardrops to diagnose diabetes. The final product will measure the glucose concentration in [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of diabetic patients in South Korea has surpassed 2.5 million, prompting the local diabetes therapeutic market to heat up, the authorities said Friday. According to the National Health Insurance Corp., the number of South Koreans who received medical treatment for diabetes jumped to 2.52 million last year, [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) - The government here on Thursday announced an unprecedented campaign to reduce sugar consumption by its people, designating sugar as the main culprit behind the rising rates of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases in Korean society. In the initial five-year phase of the anti-sugar campaign, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of South Korean scientists announced Tuesday that they have developed a wearable device, based on nanotechnology, for more convenient diabetes monitoring and therapy. The graphene-using “smart patch” has improved the accuracy of blood sugar level measurements as it checks not only glucose in sweat but also temperature [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Drinking three cups of coffee with no sugar or cream added per day may help prevent diabetes, South Korean experts said Sunday, providing a tip to the increasing number of patients in the country. Based on a research conducted on 3,497 potential patients of diabetes, a team of doctors at [...]