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Mapping Cancer’s Footprint: Specialized PET/CT Scans Pinpoint Metastasis and Recurrence

Mapping Cancer’s Footprint: Specialized PET/CT Scans Pinpoint Metastasis and Recurrence

Following a cancer diagnosis, patients and their families almost invariably ask the same urgent question: “How far has the cancer spread.
New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Alzheimer’s Progression, Pinpointing Optimal Candidates for Treatment

New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Alzheimer’s Progression, Pinpointing Optimal Candidates for Treatment

Dementia medications do not yield uniform results for every patient; instead, their clinical efficacy depends heavily on a distinct "optimal...
Diagnosing Parkinson’s and Schizophrenia with a Single Drop of Saliva: Breakthrough in South Korean Medical Tech

Diagnosing Parkinson’s and Schizophrenia with a Single Drop of Saliva: Breakthrough in South Korean Medical Tech

A South Korean research team has pioneered a technology capable of diagnosing major neurological and psychiatric...
Gachon University Gil Medical Center Expands Advanced Blood Cancer Care as Regional CAR-T Center Reaches Two-Year Milestone

Gachon University Gil Medical Center Expands Advanced Blood Cancer Care as Regional CAR-T Center Reaches Two-Year Milestone

For patients with aggressive blood cancers that recur or fail to respond to standard chemotherapy, chimeric antigen...
Stem Cell Pioneer Kim Dong-wook Wins KY Cha Academic Award for Breakthrough Parkinson’s Therapy

Stem Cell Pioneer Kim Dong-wook Wins KY Cha Academic Award for Breakthrough Parkinson’s Therapy

Professor Kim Dong-wook of Yonsei University College of Medicine, a pioneer in human embryonic stem cell-based...
Low Levels of Muscle Protein 'Irisin' Linked to Early Alzheimer's Risk Before Memory Loss

Low Levels of Muscle Protein 'Irisin' Linked to Early Alzheimer's Risk Before Memory Loss

Could a simple blood test identify people who show no memory loss but already have Alzheimer's-related protein buildup...
From Retinal Scans to Brain Imaging: South Korea Backs Six Medical AI Tools for Fast-Track Hospital Adoption

From Retinal Scans to Brain Imaging: South Korea Backs Six Medical AI Tools for Fast-Track Hospital Adoption

Medical AI tools designed to assess cardiovascular risk from retinal images and analyze brain scans for stroke severity...
Slowing the Inevitable: How Early Antibody Therapy Is Transforming Alzheimer’s Care

Slowing the Inevitable: How Early Antibody Therapy Is Transforming Alzheimer’s Care

“Lately, I keep forgetting appointments.” “They keep repeating what they just said.” When memory lapses in a parent...
Epilepsy Patients Show Elevated Brain 'Tau Signals' and Accelerated Biological Aging, Study Finds

Epilepsy Patients Show Elevated Brain 'Tau Signals' and Accelerated Biological Aging, Study Finds

Epilepsy is traditionally treated as a condition defined primarily by seizures and the immediate need to control them.
No More Pain with Every Breath: New Robotic Lung Cancer Technique Spares Rib Nerves

No More Pain with Every Breath: New Robotic Lung Cancer Technique Spares Rib Nerves

South Korean researchers have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of a pioneering robotic surgical technique that...