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Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Prof. Dong-Sung Lee

Professor Dongsung Lee from the College of Medicine at SNU, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA and UCSF, has published a paper in Nature, being the first in the world to study epigenomic changes, including the three-dimensional genome structure and DNA methylation, during human brain development from the fetal stage to adulthood at the single-cell level, using the single-nucleus methyl-3C technology they developed.

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Women with stage III cancers and age below 49 may have higher risk of recurrence

Age, disease stage may decide vaginal cancer outcome. Women treated with laser vaporization for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia may be at greater risk of recurrence if they are aged 48 or younger or if they were diagnosed with stage III cancer, compared to their older counterparts and those with less advanced disease...

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Topical Solution Relieves Vaginal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors Who Experience Menopause After Chemotherapy

Doctor LEE You-Kyung of SNU Hospital attended the American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) Annual Symposium and presented her results of the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The title of the presentation was"The Effect and Safety of Clino-San on Vaginal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomi...

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High Protein, Low Carb Diet Helps Reduce Weight

Decreasing calories while increasing protein intake can help people lose weight, suggests a study of 75 obese patients with metabolic syndrome by Cho Be-long of SNU Hospital's Department of Family Medicine. In the experiment, one group was given protein, carbohydrate, and fat in the proportion of 15:65:20 while the oth...

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Fat Consumption May Increase Chance of Breast Cancer

YOO Keun-Young, professor of preventive medicine, said on Feb. 17 that inadequate consumption of fat increases the chance of breast cancer. His research team conducted a comparative study on 690 breast cancer patients in the Seoul National University Hospital from 2004 and 2005, and 1,380 healthy women of similar age a...

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Videofluoroscopy May Aid Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Professor LEE Chul Hee at College of Medicine found that, for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, videofluoroscopy may help guide treatment by classifying the severity of the disorder and identifying the nature of the obstruction. Compared with simple snorers, patients with obstructive sleep apnea had a more elongat...

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Professor Seol Newly Discovered A Tumor Mechanism

Professor Seol Jae-hong, Dept. of Biological Sciences？has found how the function of a gene, called CHFR, is linked to the development of human cancers, adding details to the complex picture of how tumors are caused and grow. The new findings could eventually open new opportunities for drug development and provide insig...

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Professor HONG Seunghun Made A 'Nano Nose'

Olfaction, our sense of smell, depends on the capability of specialized sensory cells in the nose to detect airborne odorant molecules. These olfactory cells contain specific protein molecules that acts as 'olfactory receptors' - they bind only to specific odorant molecules present in the air inhaled through the nose. ...

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Additives May Subtract Health

Lab Tests in Mice Link Diet High in Phosphate to Faster Lung Tumor Progression; Food Industry Questions StudyProfessor CHO Myung-Haing of Veterinary Medicine says it appears that a food additive found in many processed foods may accelerate lung cancer growth, and increase the risk of lung cancer in people predisposed t...

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SNU Researchers Found NY City Bed Bugs Made A Comeback

Bed bugs, once nearly eradicated in the built environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in urban centers such as New York City. In the first study to explain the failure to control certain bed bug populations, toxicologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Korea’s Seoul National Universit...

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Capitalizing on SNU's World-class State-of-the-art Technology

An international conference held on November 17 shed light on the prospect of turning research activities into lucrative businesses, and the establishment of a technology holding company at the state-owned Seoul National University. Experts, professors and top global CEOs of tech-related holding firms took part in the ...

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RNA Research Made Another Discovery

SNU has identified a protein that represses genetic regulators linked to the development of cancer, adding detail to the complex picture of how tumors arise and grow. A group of researchers led by V. Narry Kim unveiled how one type of RNA-binding proteins, Lin28, control the expression of micro-RNAs called let-7 in a r...

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MRI Pictures Can Determine Human Intelligence

Biological sciences Professor Kun-ho Lee (picture left) has developed a technique using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help gauge human intelligence.He said that the technique uses detailed pictures of the brain to measure specific regions connected with such functions as speech, deduction and calculation. The rep...