Arirang News2024.2.21---無需抗生素治療外傷新技術
Antibiotics are an important medicine but they are also known to have negative side effects and there are even "super bacteria" that are immune to antibiotics.
However Korean researchers have developed a new technology that can treat wounds on the skin without antibiotics.
Kim Dami tells us more.
Antibiotics treat wounds by restricting the spread of infection, but when used incorrectly, they can, in fact, be toxic.
Antibiotic resistance not only takes away from the effectiveness of treatment but even leads to a rise in mutations or so-called "super bacteria".
"Antibiotics don't work on super bacteria so there is no treatment when infected by them. For elderly or critically ill patients with a weakened immune system, this is fatal."
In order to overcome this problem, a team of Korean researchers has developed a technology where skin wounds can be treated without antibiotics.
Based on the "metal-organic framework" used on industrial sites, the research team has found a way to incorporate Zirconium.
The shiny silver-grey metal is highly ductile and extremely resistant to corrosion and heat, but its effect when applied to the skin, suppresses inflammation and catches elements like active oxygen molecules and immunity proteins, that interfere with the wound recovery process.
The substance was applied to a wound on a mouse, and the wound healed in just 2 weeks.
"It has these proteins called cytokines that reduce inflammation. Extracting these proteins brings the effect of speeding up the healing of wounds."
This substance has high bio-stability, which means it is safe for use on the human body and is designed to break down and naturally discharge out of the body.
The research team says the next step would be to go beyond external wounds on the skin,
and turn this substance into a pill for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Kim Dami, Arirang News.
Arirang News2023.7.1---世界衛生組織癌症機構宣布甜味劑可能致癌
Moving on to health
The World Health Organization's cancer research division appears set to list one of the world's most widely used artificial sweeteners as a possible carcinogen.
A report by Reuters news agency says that Aspartame will be added under the designation ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ as there is some limited evidence linking Aspartame to cancer.
The title is the least serious categorization in the WHO's three-tier carcinogen warning system.
The WHO has been previously criticized for publishing confusing assessments and creating panic over ingredients that can be difficult to avoid.
Aspartame is found in products such as diet sodas, bottled teas and chewing gum.
Arirang News2023.4.12---新技術將肺癌細胞逆轉至可治療階段
On the biotechnological front.
Local researchers have come up with a groundbreaking method..to reverse lung cancer cells to a point where they are treatable even after they spread to other organs.
Our Cho Sung-min explains.
Lung cancer was the number one cause of death among all cancer patients in South Korea in 2021, according to a government report.
If detected early, lung cancer can be fully cured.
But the survival rate plummets to 9 percent once the cancer spreads to other organs.
To increase the survival rate, a South Korean research team has developed new technology that potentially enhances how the disease is treated.
It's based on reversing cancerous cells into a condition where they can be treated.
Before this technology was developed, cancerous cells or tumors, in their early stages, were not treatable with existing medication.
And when they deteriorate, they spread to other parts of the body.
The scientists used computer simulations to analyze lung cancer genes and discovered three key genes that can be reverted back to the non-spreading phase which makes them treatable.
"By inputting components of the lung cancer cells with the ability to spread to other organs into a computer simulation, we found the genetic combinations that can switch the cells back to the stage stripped of metastasis."
In addition, this method doesn't just apply to lung cancer.
The researchers said the discovery is meaningful in that it paves the way for a new method to treat the disease.
"Because this treatment method involves changing the cancer cells' characteristics, not killing them, it has a minimal effect on the normal cells. It's a new concept of treatment that's like safely treating diabetes or high blood pressure and maintaining health for a long time."
The team plans to commercialize this technology with a local bio company.
They expect to carry out a clinical trial on people in the next five to six years.
Cho Sung-min, Arirang News.
Arirang News2023.4.7---粉蟲提取物有助於治療老年人肌肉萎縮
More people are suffering from muscle loss, which comes naturally with age.
While there still isn't a real treatment for muscle atrophy, local researchers have found scientific evidence that edible insects like mealworms.could help enhance muscle strength.
Lee Eun-jin tells us more.
When we see elderly people spending their free time doing a variety of exercises, we admire their physical activeness and fitness.
But for them, there may be some sadness that their bodies aren't the same as they used to be.
"There was a time when I used to jump around, but now I walk like an old man."
The process of muscle weakening as a part of aging, is called sarcopenia. But it has become a global trend to consider muscle atrophy as more of a disease than just a sign of aging.
And diseases call for treatment.
While there isn't a treatment for sarcopenia, local researchers have found that mealworm extract enhances muscle differentiation and alleviates muscle loss.
Mealworm extract was applied to the muscle cells of laboratory mice.
Compared to muscle cells that were not treated, results showed an enhancement of 60 percent in myogenin, a protein that is expressed early in skeletal muscle differentiation.
The experiment also showed changes in the number of genes that influence muscle atrophy, collectively referred to as atrogenes.
The muscle cells treated with mealworm extract showed a decrease of these proteins by 36% percent.
"The scientific proof that these mealworms help alleviate muscle atrophy is significant because it allows the expansion of the use of edible insects as a medicinal additive."
This latest research finding was also published in the international journal of scientific studies, 'Life'.
And the Rural Development Administration plans to further its findings by expanding clinical research into the use of edible insects.
Once looked at with disgust, more edible insects, backed by scientific findings, are becoming recognized as health supplements.
Lee Eunjin, Arirang News.
Arirang News2023.3.21---春季種植的燕麥增強免疫力
Oats are the only grain on the list of the top 10 superfoods.
Generally, oats are planted in the fall and harvested in June.
But the latest studies show that planting them in the spring enhances their health benefits.
Lee Eun-jin gives us the details.
Rough in texture and taste, oats were once less popular than other grains.
But that has changed recently as the nutritional benefits of oats have become more widely known.
Oats are rich in nutrients like protein, vitamins and dietary fiber.
Demand for them has been increasing as people have started mixing oats into their daily diet.
"Oats have a better texture and taste than people commonly think they also relieve constipation."
Oats are generally planted in autumn.
But the latest research by the Rural Development Administration shows that oats planted in spring, rather than autumn, actually have more health benefits.
With twice as many nutrients like highly functional antioxidants and phenolic acid, oats planted in spring are better for strengthening immunity.
Animal testing also shows that spring-oats increase the activity of immune cells that remove cancer cells with 13 percent more efficacy.
"Analyzing extracts from oats planted in the spring has allowed us to confirm that it is indeed effective in enhancing immunity."
"To get the full nutrition and a good taste, mix white rice and oats 7-to-3 or you can add oats to five-grain rice."
Including oats in your daily diet is highly beneficial. An easy way is to mix them in with multigrain rice.
Researchers say that mixing oats with multigrain rice to replace, or reduce, the consumption of white rice could help boost immunity and reduce obesity.
Lee Eunjin, Arirang News.
Arirang News2023.3.3---新的白血病治療方法給癌症患者帶來了希望
Recurring Acute Myeloid Leukemia is one of the most difficult kinds of leukemia to cure.
And there have been global efforts to find a treatment , but until now they have not been very effective.
Now, a Korean bio company has developed technology that allows the mass production of what's called "N-K cells" which could lead to curing the disease.
Lee Eun-jin has the details.
Leukemia is a cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues and more than half of the leukemia patients in South Korea suffer from recurring Acute Myeloid Leukemia or A-M-L.
Unfortunately, the number of patients with this disease is growing every year yet the only available treatment has been anticancer drugs that are toxic to the body, or bone marrow transplants and for some, these treatments don't always work.
"There are more cases where the disease is not completely cured patients experience a relapse in under a year so there really isn't an effective treatment."
But now a South Korean bio company has successfully developed a cell therapy method for this disease using immune cells that already exist in the human body.
The function of these natural killer cells, also called N-K cells, specifically target cancer cells.
It has been difficult to mass produce these N-K cells, but the bio company has found a way to multiply the production of these cells 10-fold.
What's unique about their method is that they've moved away from the existing method of separating N-K cells from the blood, which results in great losses in the process, only making use of 10 percent of the blood cells.
Instead of separating the N-K cells, the bio company separates other cells, reducing the actual N-K cells in the blood that are sacrificed.
On this foundation, the bio company has conducted four rounds of clinical tests so far, in collaboration with the Seoul Asan Medical Center.
"We've conducted the clinical test on 140 patients. The results so far are very good cases of relapse have been reduced to about half, and the rates of survival have doubled."
One of the greatest advantages of this N-K cell therapy is that it is not as toxic as the existing chemical anticancer drugs.
Researchers are now aiming to carry out phase 2 of clinical trials in the first half of this year
and the medical community is expecting this new N-K cell therapy to have wider use in treatment beyond acute myeloid leukemia.
Lee Eunjin, Arirang News.
Arirang News2023.2.3---美國批准首個用人類糞便製成的微生物療法
The world now has the first officially approved treatment for a serious infection made from human feces.
To be more exact, the treatment uses healthy microbes from stool.
Our Cho Sung-min has more.
Our digestive systems contain far more microbes than there are cells in our entire bodies.
90% of these organisms serve instrumental roles activating various bodily functions such as digestion and immune response.
When the gut's condition deteriorates, useful microbes can die, which leads to certain diseases.
These commonly include diarrhea and enteritis, while in more severe cases, the loss of microbes can lead to a fatal bacteria infection called clostridium difficile.
Recently, a bio company in the U.S. received FDA approval for a treatment for this disease using human feces.
The company extracted healthy microbes from feces and made a treatment they claim helps restore the patient's microbial balance.
(ENGLISH) 여자
"Rebiotix is the first company to produce a standardized biologic product that is helpful to treating recurring clostridium difficile infection, which can develop after taking antibiotics. RBX2216 product is a ready-to-use liquid microbial suspension for enema delivery."
While it's the world's first microbe-based treatment to be officially approved, a number of projects are already in the pipeline to develop new biological products using microbes.
A company in Korea has recently finished a clinical trial for a colon cancer treatment made with healthy bacteria.
(KOREAN) 남자
"This is a strain that shows anti-cancer effects against colon cancer. By testing various strains, we verified that it improves and activates immune cells."
Another local firm is currently developing a microbial treatment for psoriasis.
Industry experts are hopeful that as more companies develop treatments with microbes, they will achieve many medical breakthroughs for incurable diseases.
Cho Sung-min, Arirang News.
Arirang News2023.2.3---美國批准首個用人類糞便製成的微生物療法
The world now has the first officially approved treatment for a serious infection made from human feces.
To be more exact, the treatment uses healthy microbes from stool.
Our Cho Sung-min has more.
Our digestive systems contain far more microbes than there are cells in our entire bodies.
90% of these organisms serve instrumental roles activating various bodily functions such as digestion and immune response.
When the gut's condition deteriorates, useful microbes can die, which leads to certain diseases.
These commonly include diarrhea and enteritis, while in more severe cases, the loss of microbes can lead to a fatal bacteria infection called clostridium difficile.
Recently, a bio company in the U.S. received FDA approval for a treatment for this disease using human feces.
The company extracted healthy microbes from feces and made a treatment they claim helps restore the patient's microbial balance.
(ENGLISH) 여자
"Rebiotix is the first company to produce a standardized biologic product that is helpful to treating recurring clostridium difficile infection, which can develop after taking antibiotics. RBX2216 product is a ready-to-use liquid microbial suspension for enema delivery."
While it's the world's first microbe-based treatment to be officially approved, a number of projects are already in the pipeline to develop new biological products using microbes.
A company in Korea has recently finished a clinical trial for a colon cancer treatment made with healthy bacteria.
(KOREAN) 남자
"This is a strain that shows anti-cancer effects against colon cancer. By testing various strains, we verified that it improves and activates immune cells."
Another local firm is currently developing a microbial treatment for psoriasis.
Industry experts are hopeful that as more companies develop treatments with microbes, they will achieve many medical breakthroughs for incurable diseases.
Cho Sung-min, Arirang News.
DNews2016.1.27---長壽地區
DNews2016.1.27---長壽地區
發佈日期：2016年1月27日
There are a million tips to living a longer, healthier life, but maybe it's not how you live; it's where you live.
有一百万提示，生活更长，更健康的生活，但也许这并不是你的生活;这是你住的地方。
ARIRANG NEWS2015.3.15---米糠預防肥胖
ARIRANG NEWS2015.3.15---米糠預防肥胖
發佈日期：2015年3月15日
It′s common knowledge that bran works wonders for the human body,... but it may be even healthier than we′d ever imagined.
A group of local researchers have discovered previously unknown properties of rice bran that could help prevent obesity.
Sohn Jung-in has more.
About 500,000 tons of rice bran is produced every year in Korea after rice is polished.
Thirty percent of the residue is used in cosmetics or livestock feed, while the rest is discarded.
But a group of local researchers has recently discovered evidence that special properties in rice bran could be beneficial in preventing obesity.
They released the results early this month.
The researchers conducted a test in which a control group of mice was fed high-fat foods, while an experimental group was fed high-fat foods and given an injection of rice bran extract.
After six weeks, the mice in the control group gained 44 percent more weight, but the group that was given the rice bran injections showed a significant difference in weight gain of only 33 percent.
"The mice given the rice bran extract injections gained significantly less weight and there was a reduction in the amount of fat in the liver cells."
The difference was also noticeable in the size of fatty tissues and cells.
The mice in the high-fat control group had enlarged cells, but the mice in the rice bran group saw no change in their fatty tissues.
The researchers discovered that certain bioactive components in rice bran helped decrease the proportion of fat in the body.
"Through animal testing, we′ve proven that rice bran is effective in fighting obesity. It could be used to make health-functional food or medicine."
After confirming the effectiveness and safety of rice bran in humans, the researchers anticipate the results will transform the unused raw material into a high-value product while tackling the oversupply of rice in the country.
Paul Yi, Arirang News.
這是常識，麩皮創造奇蹟的人身上，......但它可能是更健康的比我們想像的想像。
一群當地的研究人員已經發現米糠以前未知的特性，可以幫助預防肥胖。
孫某榮中有更多的。
約50萬噸米糠每年生產的大米韓國拋光後。
殘餘物的百分之三十用於化妝品或家畜的飼料，而其餘的將被丟棄。
但一組本地的研究人員最近發現的證據表明，在米糠特殊性能可能是有益的預防肥胖。
他們公佈的結果本月初。
研究人員進行了一項試驗中，鼠的對照組飼餵高脂肪的食物，而實驗組飼餵高脂肪的食物，並給予注射米糠提取物。
六週後，在小鼠的對照組獲得了44％以上的重量，但被賦予了米糠注射組顯示中只有33％的重量增益的顯著差異。
“小鼠中給出的米糠提取物注射獲得顯著更少的重量和存在於脂肪在肝細胞中的量減少。”
差異也明顯在脂肪組織和細胞的大小。
在高脂肪對照組小鼠已擴大的細胞，但小鼠米糠組中看到的在其脂肪組織中沒有變化。
研究人員發現，在米糠某些生物活性組分有助於減少在身體脂肪比例。
“通過動物試驗，我們已經證明，米糠為有效打擊肥胖。它可以用來做保健功能的食品或藥品。”
確認有效性和米糠在人類安全後，研究人員預期的結果將改變未使用的原料放入一個高價值的產品，同時解決大米在國內供大於求。
保怡，阿里郎新聞。
NMANews2014.11.27---Google X建立纳米平台检测癌症和心脏发作
NMANews2014.11.27---Google X建立纳米平台检测癌症和心脏发作
發佈日期：2014年11月27日
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Google is designing a technology that uses a wrist-worn sensor and magnetic nanoparticles to detect cancer in its early stages and prevent heart attacks and other diseases.
Known as the “Nanoparticle Platform,” the project was introduced by Andrew Conrad, the head of life sciences at the company’s Google X research lab, on Tuesday morning at a conference in Southern California.
According to Wired, the project is part of Google’s efforts to improve healthcare through new technologies.
The swallowable pill Google is developing would contain nanoparticles that, once inserted into the patient’s bloodstream, would be able to bind to cancerous cells or to a fragment of cancerous DNA.
The nanoparticles could also detect fatty plaque inside blood vessels that is on the verge of breaking free and causing heart attacks or strokes.
The nanoparticles would have a magnetic core that the wrist-worn sensor would use to retrieve them for analysis one or more times a day. By constantly monitoring a patient’s blood, the detection of cancer, impending heart attacks and other diseases could be made long before the appearance of any physical symptoms.
Wired quoted Conrad as saying that nanoparticles have already been used in the past, are safe and would be easily expelled from the body through urine.
Google did not say when the technology will be available in the market.
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谷歌正在设计一个使用腕戴传感器和磁性纳米粒子查出癌症在早期阶段，防止心脏发作等疾病的技术。
被称为“纳米平台，”该项目是由安德鲁·康拉德，生命科学的头在公司的谷歌X实验室的研究，在周二上午在南加州的会议介绍。
据有线，该项目是谷歌的努力，以提高通过新技术的医疗保健的一部分。
该吞服药丸谷歌正在开发将包含纳米颗粒，一旦插入到患者的血液中，将能够结合至癌细胞或癌性的DNA的片段。
纳米粒子还可以检测脂肪斑块在血管里面是打破免费的，导致心脏发作或中风的边缘。
纳米颗粒将有一个磁芯，该腕戴式传感器将使用以检索它们进行分析，每天一次或多次。通过不断地监测病人的血液，癌症的检测，即将心脏发作等疾病的任何身体不适症状出现之前可以作出长。
的有线引述康拉德的话说，纳米颗粒已经在过去使用，是安全的，并会容易地从体内通过尿液排出。
谷歌没有透露该技术将在市场上
ARIRANG NEWS2014.10.27---韩国医院应用Google Glass医疗服务
ARIRANG NEWS2014.10.27---韩国医院应用Google Glass医疗服务
發佈日期：2014年10月27日
And in this next report, we see how Korea′s healthcare industry is seeking to incorporate technology into its medical services.
Our Kim Min-ji takes us to a local hospital... that′s demonstrating how Google Glass can be used in the emergency room.
This patient has just been hit by a car,... and is bleeding severely from his head.
An ambulance worker puts on a smart, wearable device and starts recording what he sees and this can be seen from the hospital emergency room.
I think the patient needs an I.V.
Okay. Please give me permission to insert it.
Yes, you have my permission.
"In the 15 minutes it takes to get to the hospital, the paramedic follows the directions of the doctor, while hospital staff prepare the necessary medical equipment for the patient."
It′s a scene that could be from a movie, but is part of a "smart" emergency medical service demonstration by Myongji Hospital in Goyang the FIRST of its kind in Korea.
Using state-of-the-art-technology in this case, Google Glass, which enables real-time video communication the service aims to provide the best possible response in the shortest amount of time for patients that could be in critical condition.
"Google Glass allows doctors to see the exact condition of the patient, and therefore allows for clearer and more effective treatments. The paramedic is also less burdened, as they have both hands free to use when attending to the patient."
In this situation, Google Glass enables doctors to not only check the medical records of patients,... but also lets them view X-rays and CT and MRI scans... just by scanning a QR code that′s loaded with the patient′s details.
Officials at Myongji Hospital hope to later adopt the technology in all areas of the hospital,... from wards and outpatient clinics to operating rooms.
However, there are some obstacles they will have to clear beforehand.
Not only will the system be costly to adopt,... Google Glass first needs to be authorized for medical use in Korea.
Security issues are another concern,... as the device can currenly only be connected by wi-fi,... and not all of the data exchanged may be encrypted.
Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.
這接下來的報告中，我們看到了韓國的醫療保健行業是如何設法把技術應用到它的醫療服務。
我們的金敏姬把我們帶到當地醫院...這是表明谷歌如何玻璃可以在急診室中使用。
這名患者剛剛被車撞了，...並從他的頭部嚴重出血。
救護車工作人員把一個聰明的，可穿戴的設備上，並開始記錄他所看到的，這可以從醫院急診室看到。
我想病人需要靜脈
好。請給我的許可，將其插入。
是的，你有我同意。
“在需要去醫院15分鐘後，醫務人員遵循醫生的指示，而醫院的工作人員準備必要的醫療設備，為病人”。
It'sa現場，可能是從一部電影，而是一個“聰明”的緊急醫療服務由明知醫院在京畿道高陽其在韓國的第一個示範的一部分。
在這種情況下，使用先進設備，最先進的技術，谷歌的玻璃，這使得實時視頻通信的服務宗旨，為患者，可能是病情危重在最短的時間內盡可能最好的回應。
“谷歌玻璃允許醫生看到患者的確切條件，並因此允許更清晰和更有效的治療方法。該輔助也更少負擔，因為它們具有雙手自由參加到患者時使用”。
在這種情況下，谷歌玻璃使醫生不僅檢查病人的醫療記錄，...但也讓他們查看X光片和CT和MRI掃描...只是通過掃描的加載與患者的QR碼的詳細信息。
官員明知醫院希望以後採用該技術在醫院的各個領域，...從病房和門診診所手術室。
不過，也有一些障礙，他們將不得不有言在先。
不僅系統是昂貴的採用，...谷歌玻璃首先需要授權在韓國醫療用途。
安全問題是另一個關注的，......因為該設備可以currenly只能通過無線網絡連接，...連接，而不是所有的交換可以被加密的數據。
金敏姬，阿里郎新聞。
ARIRANG NEWS2014.10.13---韓國抗癌成分蔬菜
ARIRANG NEWS2014.10.13---韓國抗癌成分蔬菜
發佈日期：2014年10月13日
Vegetables, as we all know, are already a healthy option on the dinner plate.
But they could be getting even healthier.
A local scientist has developed a hybrid veggie that claims to fend off cancer.
Shin Se-min reports.
This vegetable may look normal on the surface, but it′s much, much more.
It contains components that fight cancer... and is the FIRST so-called ′functional′ veggie in the world.
Developed by a seed expert in Chungcheongbuk-do Province after years of study, this produce is a cross-breed of Korean cabbage and turnip and contains an excessive amount of beta-Carotene that is associated with reducing the risk of cancer.
"I used a biotechnology technique called microspore cultivation to fully embrace its characteristics."
Park says the vegetable can be grown all year round using regular cultivation methods.
It has also been genetically modified to be insect-resistant and has strong soil adaptability, so it can even be grown in a small garden.
"The growth velocity is much faster than other produce,... and it is fresher and crunchier as we have to gather them daily."
The only catch right now is that the seeds are quite pricey.
Experts say the cost will come down, however, as farmers begin reaping the profits from their mass production and as more consumers begin reaching for healthier options.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.
蔬菜，因為大家都知道，都已經在餐盤一個健康的選擇。
但他們可以得到更健康。
當地科學家已經開發出一種混合蔬菜，聲稱抵擋癌症。
申世民報告。
這種蔬菜可能看起來正常的表面上，但它的很多，很多。
它含有抗癌成分......，是第一個所謂的“功能性”世界素食。
經過多年研究開發的種子專家忠清北道省，這個產品是一個跨品種韓國白菜和蘿蔔，並含有的β-胡蘿蔔素是與降低癌症風險有關過量。
“我用了一個生物科技的技術，稱為小孢子培養，完全接受它的特性。”
Park說蔬菜可以全年生長輪採用常規栽培方法。
它也被轉基因是抗蟲，具有較強的土壤的適應性強，因此它甚至可以在小花園中生長。
“增長速度比其他產品更快，......它是新鮮，脆的，因為我們必須每天收集他們。”
唯一的缺點，現在是該種子是相當昂貴的。
專家說，成本會降下來，但是，由於農民開始收穫他們的大規模生產的利潤，隨著越來越多的消費者開始達到更健康的選擇。
申世民，阿里郎新聞。
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