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10 Mar 2026

Singapore sees increase in breast cancer cases but fewer deaths

A new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, published in The Lancet Oncology, projects that global breast cancer cases will rise by onethird, from 2.3 million in 2023 to more than 3.5 million in 2050. Annual deaths are expected to increase from 764,000 in 2023 to nearly 1.4 million in 2050, with the heaviest toll falling on lower-resource countries.

02 Mar 2026

NUS Medicine-Monash study: Intranasal vaccine booster shows stronger immune response and protection against sarbecoviruses

Researchers at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Monash University have developed a vaccine booster candidate administered via the nasal route, which confers strong immunity in the respiratory tract. The study offers a promising strategy to enhance immunity and inform future booster approaches.

02 Feb 2026

Better Data for Better Health: NUS Medicine and IHME launch new regional centre to tackle ageing, climate, and chronic disease risks across Southeast Asia

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington School of Medicine, today launched the NUS-IHME Global Burden of Disease Research Centre, a new regional hub to serve as a key analytical engine for the Southeast Asia and the surrounding region by delivering scientific evidence that its leaders can translate into policy.

26 Jan 2026

NUS Medicine study reveals how antimicrobial resistance spreads from gut bacteria to potentially dangerous hospital superbugs

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have uncovered how a high-risk class of genetic vectors can efficiently spread antibiotic resistance within the gut, enabling even highly virulent bacteria to acquire drug resistance under real-world conditions. The findings shed new light on how so-called “superbugs”, bacteria that are both highly virulent and antibiotic-resistant, can emerge and persist, particularly in healthcare settings.

22 Jan 2026

ŌURA and National University of Singapore open Joint Lab to advance research in personalised preventive health

New Joint Lab marks ŌURA’s first research entity in the APAC region, deepening a six-year partnership with NUS focusing on key health behaviours including sleep and physical activity.

21 Jan 2026

Not all memories are created equal: Study by NUS and Duke shows how motivation shapes our memory

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Duke University have proposed a neuroscience framework explaining how different types of motivation fundamentally reshape what and how the brain remembers.

20 Jan 2026

NUS Medicine researchers identify key protein that could reverse ageing

The researchers have found that the increased expression of transcription factor DMTF1 can improve neural stem cell function, providing insights to how neural stem cells change with age and degeneration.

07 Jan 2026

NUS Medicine takes on global, publicly accessible platform to strengthen data and insights for women’s health

To contribute in narrowing the women’s health gap, the Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health (GloW), under the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) will take over the hosting and enhancement of the Women’s Health Impact Tracking (WHIT) platform, a first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible tool which measures progress on closing the women’s health gap across a set of conditions and countries.

29 Dec 2025

A molecule our bodies produce may help defend against Alzheimer’s disease: NUS Medicine study

Singapore has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet many individuals spend almost a decade in poor health toward the end of life. Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) are working to understand how ageing itself can be modified to prevent age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease.

22 Dec 2025

NUS Medicine scientists identify potential therapy and diagnostic markers for cerebral malaria

Malaria continues to place a substantial burden on many emerging economies, contributing to significant loss of life, long-term disability, and economic disruption. According to the World Health Organization, the disease accounts for about 600,000 deaths each year, with the highest impact in low- and middle-income regions where access to prompt diagnosis and treatment remains limited.