Nov 19, 2025 Minhoo Jeong www.everydayhealth.com Stronger grip strength is linked to a significantly lower risk of developing serious health problems in old age, according to new research. Grip strength, which measures how hard a person can squeeze with their hand, is one of the most commonly used indicators of muscular strength because it is simple to test and reflects the condition of the hand, arm, shoulder, and upper body muscles. It has long been recognized as a powerful

Nov 19, 2025 Seoyoung Kang theconversation.com Dr. DaYong Lee’s research team at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience found out that when a pregnant woman eats particular food that consists of microplastics, it disturbs the unborn child’s immune system. The team conducted this experiment by using mice. During the experiment, researchers attempted to feed pregnant mice microplastics, which were then passed to the baby in her stomach through breast milk. These microplasti

Nov 19, 2025 Gyeonghyun Cho pyureorganic.com Adult ADHD services in England are facing serious strain as specialist clinics have stopped accepting new patients. Many adults who suspect they have ADHD are seeking help in order to better manage daily life, work, and relationships. However, according to a BBC investigation, at least 15 regions in England have now closed their waiting lists completely, while 31 additional regions have introduced stricter criteria, making it far m

Nov 19, 2025 Minseo Kim timesofindia.indiatimes.com A widespread outage at web infrastructure company Cloudflare caused major disruptions across the internet on the evening of November 18, temporarily blocking access to ChatGPT, X (formerly Twitter), Google services, YouTube, Facebook, and several global platforms. The outage began around 8:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time, when Cloudflare’s internal service performance began to sharply decline. Cloudflare, which supports the smoo

Nov 19, 2025 Yul So www.flickr.com November 4 marks Korea’s Braille Day, celebrating the creation of Hunmaengjeongeum, the Korean Braille system, by educator Park Du-seong. Although Braille has helped millions of people who are blind access written language, printed Braille books are still rare, and digital Braille devices remain expensive and limited. Recently, scientists introduced a new technology that could make Braille more accessible in the digital era. A study publishe

Nov 19, 2025 Seoyoung Kang theindependent.sg Recently, elderly people who had lost their eyesight have been able to see again thanks to a tiny 2mm chip. This device, implanted inside the eye, is called the "PRIMA System," and electronically converts visual signals to transmit them to the brain. It offers new hope to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) patients. The PRIMA system is a miniature computer chip that replaces the retina's function. This chip detects light when i

Nov 19, 2025 Yul So www.scientificamerican.com Using more than one language in daily life may slow biological aging in older adults, according to a study published in Nature Aging. An international team led by Professor Agustín Ibáñez of Trinity College Dublin analyzed data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries, with an average age of 66.5. The researchers examined the “biobehavioral age gap,” a measure that compares a person’s actual age to an age predict

Yul So Nov 19, 2025 www.unist.ac.kr Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) announced on the 21st that Professor Baek Jong-beom’s team has developed a method to decompose nitrous oxide (N₂O), a greenhouse gas 310 times stronger than carbon dioxide, almost completely at room temperature. Using a mechanical-chemical process, the researchers broke down N₂O through the impact and friction of small beads inside a ball mill by containing nickel oxide catalysts. T

Nov 19, 2025 Minseo Kim share.upmc.com An unusually early influenza wave has pushed patient numbers up sharply at clinics across South Korea, health officials report. Surveillance figures show about 22.8 suspected flu cases per 1,000 outpatient visits in late October — roughly a 67% rise from the previous week and well above the typical epidemic threshold of 9.1. The surge began nearly two months ahead of the usual pattern, catching communities off guard. School-aged children

Oct 28, 2025 Minseo Kim www.nhm.ac.uk A South Korean research team has uncovered microorganisms preserved for thousands of years beneath Antarctic ice, raising new concerns about potential infections as global warming accelerates the melting of glaciers. Scientists from the Korea Polar Research Institute analyzed ice cores extracted from the Styx Glacier near the Jang Bogo Station in Antarctica. Within the samples, they identified 27 species and 656 strains of microorganisms.