SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new study has found that social isolation damages the brain’s sensory processing networks, hindering cognitive development. Researchers from Samsung Medical Center, including Professor Lee Jeong-hee of the Department of Radiology and Professor Jeong Seong-kwon from the Department of Physiology, in collaboration with Dr. Lee Tae-kwan from the Korea [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — On a quiet Friday afternoon in Eunpyeong District, a group of middle-aged Seoul residents gathered not just to cook—but to connect. They were participants in Eunbit SOL Dining, a community cooking program that is part of Seoul’s broader Happy Table initiative aimed at reducing social isolation among one-person households [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Presidential Committee of National Cohesion (PCNC) has put forward a proposal for a “national survey” aimed at helping individuals who are socially isolated and reclusive to reintegrate into everyday life. In a briefing held at the Government Complex in Seoul on Wednesday, the PCNC unveiled a series of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — About 1 in 20 young people in Seoul live in isolation or seclusion from society due mainly to difficulties in finding a job or mental problems, a survey by the city government showed Wednesday. An estimated 4.5 percent, or about 129,000, of Seoul residents aged between 19-39 were surveyed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Men are more likely to feel socially isolated, while women are more prone to loneliness, according to a recent study conducted by one of the leading mental health experts in the nation. Led by psychiatry professor Hong Jin-pyo at Samsung Medical Center, a research team looked into the mental [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An Army battalion in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the recent policy of allowing soldiers to use mobile phones at military bases. Soldiers at the battalion have been using cellphones since last August. At the meeting, officers and soldiers exchanged their views on the [...]