Search results for "Korean medicine"

Kang Dae-hee:

Kang Dae-hee: "Asia's Medical Infrastructure Fails to Keep Pace with Rapid Economic Growth... Telemedicine is the Answer"

“Asian economies are growing rapidly, but they are struggling to build out healthcare infrastructure. Telemedicine is the most effective weapon to...
Seoul St. Mary’s Researchers Win Science Award for Study on HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplants

Seoul St. Mary’s Researchers Win Science Award for Study on HLA Antibodies in Kidney Transplants

For patients awaiting kidney transplantation, elevated levels of antibodies against donor tissues pose a formidable barrier to finding compatible...
Can Atherosclerotic Plaque Be Reversed? New Institute Led by Professor Jang Ki-yuk Aims to Find Out

Can Atherosclerotic Plaque Be Reversed? New Institute Led by Professor Jang Ki-yuk Aims to Find Out

The Catholic Medical Center announced on the 12th that the Catholic Vascular Recovery Research Institute (C-RESOLVE),...
Lexraza Developer and Lilly Obesity Chief to Headline Global Clinical Trial Summit in Seoul

Lexraza Developer and Lilly Obesity Chief to Headline Global Clinical Trial Summit in Seoul

What will it take to build on the success of Lexraza, South Korea’s landmark lung cancer drug, and propel it into the...
Model Yano Shiho’s Secret to Staying Slim at 50: The Morning ‘KCA’ Juice

Model Yano Shiho’s Secret to Staying Slim at 50: The Morning ‘KCA’ Juice

At 50, model and TV personality Yano Shiho continues to maintain a tall, slender frame of 173 cm and a weight in the...
Why Pancreatic Cancer Is So Hard to Catch Early—and Why Diet May Be Key

Why Pancreatic Cancer Is So Hard to Catch Early—and Why Diet May Be Key

Imagine if a simple blood test could catch pancreatic cancer early. For now, that remains an ideal rather than reality.
How High Blood Pressure Accelerates Joint Wear in Older Adults: A 'Brain Hormone' May Be to Blame

How High Blood Pressure Accelerates Joint Wear in Older Adults: A 'Brain Hormone' May Be to Blame

October 2 marks "Senior Citizens' Day" in South Korea—a statutory observance intended to foster respect for older...
FDA Approves Emcitate as First Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder That Starves Brain of Thyroid Hormone

FDA Approves Emcitate as First Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder That Starves Brain of Thyroid Hormone

Thyroid hormone is essential for infant brain development. But when the cellular "gateway" that transports the hormone...
Why Urine Darkens During Dehydration: Scientists Uncover the Kidney's Molecular 'Gene Control Switch'

Why Urine Darkens During Dehydration: Scientists Uncover the Kidney's Molecular 'Gene Control Switch'

South Korean researchers have uncovered a sophisticated molecular mechanism in the kidneys that regulates water...
Constipation, Colon Cancer, and the Trap of Zero-Fiber Diets: Why 'Complete Protein' Is a Misleading Myth

Constipation, Colon Cancer, and the Trap of Zero-Fiber Diets: Why 'Complete Protein' Is a Misleading Myth

(Continued from installments 142 and 143) Animal protein is frequently described as a "complete protein" because it...