Disappointment and Decline in Asian Cup Interest Due to Poor Performance of Korean National Soccer Team: Son Heung-min-led ‘Golden Generation’ Underperforming

Disappointment and Decline in Asian Cup Interest Due to Poor Performance of Korean National Soccer Team: Son Heung-min-led ‘Golden Generation’ Underperforming

Son Heung-min of the Korean national soccer team. /News 1 Mr. Han, a man in his 30s living in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, took annual leave from work to watch the Korean national soccer team’s Asian Cup round of 16 match at 1 a.m. on the 31st. I even booked a live broadcast ticket to enjoy the … Read more

The Science Behind Why Infants and Young Children Pass COVID-19 More Easily than Adults

The Science Behind Why Infants and Young Children Pass COVID-19 More Easily than Adults

Recently, American scientists discovered the reason why infants and young children pass COVID-19 more easily than adults. The photo shows a child visiting the Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul collecting a sample for a COVID-19 PCR test./News 1 American scientists have discovered the reason why infants and children have milder symptoms than adults when … Read more

Unraveling the Origins of Solar Wind: Small Explosions Revealed as Key Contributors

Unraveling the Origins of Solar Wind: Small Explosions Revealed as Key Contributors

A corona hole observed near the South Pole of the Sun by the Solar Orbiter probe on March 30, 2022. High-energy particles can be seen ejected./ESA Just as small streams come together to form a huge river, a study has found that small explosions that occur all over the sun create a huge solar wind … Read more

Cancer-Related Stocks Soar as Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rises in Korea

Cancer-Related Stocks Soar as Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rises in Korea

Last week, the company that ranked first in the KOSDAQ stock price increase was not a secondary battery, semiconductor, or superconductor-related stock. Genomic Tree (228760), a developer of early colorectal cancer detection technology, rose more than 80% in a week. During this period, it ranked first among KOSDAQ listed companies in terms of stock price … Read more

Hexagonal Cracks in Mud Provide Evidence of Seasonal Changes on Early Mars and Implications for the Emergence of Life

Hexagonal Cracks in Mud Provide Evidence of Seasonal Changes on Early Mars and Implications for the Emergence of Life

Hexagonal cracks in mud that form when Mars cycles from wet to dry have been found in sedimentary rock samples dating back 3.6 billion years. There are seasons on Mars. Moisture and rain must be repeated periodically for life to emerge./NASA/JPL-Caltech It was found like a geological fossil that shows that there were seasons on … Read more

CRISPR Genetic Scissors: A Potential Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease

CRISPR Genetic Scissors: A Potential Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease

Genetic scissors/News1 American scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer’s disease using CRISPR, a third-generation gene editing technology. It is believed that the accumulation of amyloid protein can be prevented by cutting or editing genes that increase the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. On the 16th (local time), according to Pier … Read more

Giant 11m-Long Oarfish Discovered in Taiwan Waters

Giant 11m-Long Oarfish Discovered in Taiwan Waters

A super-large oarfish measuring about 11m in length was found in Taiwan. An 11m-long giant oarfish appeared in the waters of New Taipei City, Taiwan. / Wangchenglou social media (SNS) capture According to U.S. Newsweek on the 17th, diving instructor Wang Chengru recently introduced a video of him enjoying swimming with fellow divers and large … Read more

The Importance of Understanding and Managing Diabetes: Insights from Professor Yoon Gun-ho

The Importance of Understanding and Managing Diabetes: Insights from Professor Yoon Gun-ho

At Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Professor Yoon Gun-ho of the Department of Endocrinology at Catholic University of Korea explains diabetes./Reporter Kim Myung-ji In ‘The Squid Game’, which topped Netflix in 2021, the main character Seong Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae) is a person who lives a lethargic life after losing his job and falling … Read more

Stool Transplants: A Novel Treatment for Nerve Pain in Diabetic Patients

Stool Transplants: A Novel Treatment for Nerve Pain in Diabetic Patients

Intestinal bacteria living in our body have been found to affect not only the digestive system, but also various organs and brain functions. Recently, rejuvenation effects have also been studied./NIH A study has found that nerve pain in diabetic patients can be treated with stool transplants. It is said that the gut bacteria of healthy … Read more