Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Nyxoah SA (Euronext Brussels/Nasdaq: NYXH) (“Nyxoah” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced that the Company has completed all 115 implants in its DREAM U.S. pivotal study, submitted the first module in [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team consisting of local and international staff has mathematically identified the reason why obesity causes sleep disorder. A joint research team set up by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Florida State University announced on Monday that they had identified the principle of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans who rely on sleeping pills to get a good night’s sleep is steadily growing, a new report has revealed. According to data from the National Health Insurance Service put forward on Sunday by lawmaker Ki Dong-min, a member of the Health & Welfare Committee, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report says over one in ten South Korean bus drivers suffer from daytime sleepiness, a sleep disorder feared to be responsible for a significant increase in the rate of traffic accidents. A research team led by Professor of Psychiatry Hong Seung-cheol at the Catholic University of Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Frequent nighttime urination, or nocturia, is hindering Koreans’ sleep more than expected. A study by a team of urologists from the Hallym University Medical Center revealed that four in ten people, or 41.8 percent of the study subjects went to the bathroom at least once during their sleep, which [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Job positions related to customer service can affect workers’ psychology and even lead to sleep disorders, a survey showed Friday. According to the survey of 13,066 paid workers aged between 20 and 65, those working at customer service job positions complain of sleep problems. The workers who frequently have [...]
CHANGWON, August 3 (Korea Bizwire) – According to statistics from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), the number of individuals suffering from insomnia in South Korea has been growing steadily over the past five years, from 289,526 in 2010 to 455,886 in 2015. Of note, Koreans in their 40s accounted for two thirds of the total [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – With more Koreans suffering from chronic fatigue and sleep disorders, companies developing sleep aids are looking for opportunities to attract sleep-deprived people with products promising improved sleep. Since long working hours and a stressful environment can cause sleep deprivation for many people, as experts say, the desire to get a good [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A study suggested the biggest threat to Koreans’ health is laziness and insufficient or too much sleep rather than excessive drinking and smoking or lack of exercise, as generally assumed. Park So-hyun, research staff with the Graduate School of Public Heath, Seoul National University, said this in her paper “Analysis [...]