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Suppression of Serotonin Signal Helps Improve Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease

Suppression of Serotonin Signal Helps Improve Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease

DAEJEON, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital confirmed that diabetes and fatty liver disease can be cured by suppressing the transmission of the serotonin signal in fat tissue. Serotonin, often called the ‘happy hormone,’ refers [...]

Fine Dust Provoke Depression, Increase Suicide

Fine Dust Provoke Depression, Increase Suicide

SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A scientific study has discovered a correlation between air pollution such as fine dust and ozone, and an increase in depression and suicide. Professor Kim Do-gwan at the Neuropsychiatry Center of Samsung Medical Center argued that PM-10 increases depression and raises suicide rates. A research team led by Kim analyzed the [...]