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She Was Pregnant Nine Times but Never Gave Birth. What Happened to This Healthy 31-Year-Old?

She Was Pregnant Nine Times but Never Gave Birth. What Happened to This Healthy 31-Year-Old?

A 31-year-old woman became pregnant nine times but never gave birth. Six pregnancies ended in early miscarriage, and three were terminated after...
SCL Healthcare Secures U.S. Patent for Genetic Test Predicting Metabolic Syndrome Risk

SCL Healthcare Secures U.S. Patent for Genetic Test Predicting Metabolic Syndrome Risk

SCL Healthcare has successfully secured a U.S. patent for a novel genetic testing technology designed to predict an individual’s risk of elevated...
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...
Surgery Is Just the First Step in Lung Cancer: Why EGFR Mutation Testing Matters

Surgery Is Just the First Step in Lung Cancer: Why EGFR Mutation Testing Matters

Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in South Korea and the leading cause of cancer mortality,...
AI-Powered Blood Test Detects 90% of Colorectal Cancers in Korean Study

AI-Powered Blood Test Detects 90% of Colorectal Cancers in Korean Study

For many people, colorectal cancer screening feels daunting from the start. South Korea’s national cancer screening...
Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise

Mistaken for a Summer Cold, Legionnaires' Disease Spikes as Temperatures Rise

As oppressive summer heat continues into late August, air conditioning systems across South Korea are running non-stop.
Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus

Unexplained Joint Pain and Weight Loss? Why Young Women Must Watch for Lupus

One autoimmune disease is far more prevalent in women than in men. In South Korea alone, approximately 1,000 women are...
Recreating Autoimmune Diseases in Lab 'Mini Organs' Requires Immune Environment, Not Just Patient Cells

Recreating Autoimmune Diseases in Lab 'Mini Organs' Requires Immune Environment, Not Just Patient Cells

Even among individuals sharing a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus, disease progression...
AI Boosts Precision in Identifying Causal Genes for Inherited Retinal Diseases

AI Boosts Precision in Identifying Causal Genes for Inherited Retinal Diseases

Inherited retinal diseases present significant diagnostic challenges: while many manifest with similar clinical...
Epigenetic Clocks Claiming to Measure Your 'True Age' Still Lack Scientific Standards

Epigenetic Clocks Claiming to Measure Your 'True Age' Still Lack Scientific Standards

"Chronological age: 50s. Body age: 30s." This tagline has long been attached to celebrities praised for their...