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31 May 2018

A whole new way of seeing the human body

The Centre for Healthcare Simulation (CHS) at NUS Medicine recently launched the Virtual Interactive Human Anatomy (VIHA) to enhance the teaching and learning of human anatomy.

22 May 2018

NUS scientists discover a new way to control blood pressure

Researchers Professor Soong Tuck Wah and Dr Hu Zhenyu from NUS Medicine’s Department of Physiology have found a new way to lower blood pressure through a key protein in our body. This takes medical science a step closer toward fighting cardiovascular disorders.

25 Apr 2018

New dean appointed for NUS medical school

The National University of Singapore today announced the appointment of fetal growth and early development clinician-researcher Associate Professor Chong Yap Seng as the 17th Dean of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine from 1 January 2019. He succeeds Associate Professor Yeoh Khay Guan, who has led the School since 2011.

28 Mar 2018

NUS scientists crack mystery of flu transmission

A multidisciplinary research team showed that flu viruses can hijack a unique class of proteins which are part of the body’s (host) respiratory cellular machinery. Using the protein called CD151, the viruses clone and multiply before invading and colonising new victims. Along the way, they promote their own survival and multiply further in the bodies of infected individuals. This finding paves the way for new and more effective flu medicines.

28 Feb 2018

Scientists grow liver cancer cells in lab

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from NUS Departments of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, A*STAR and the National Cancer Centre Singapore has devised a new method to grow patient-derived xenografts (PDX) liver cancer cells, setting the stage for more effective drug development for liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) patients.

20 Feb 2018

Partnership formed to train community health volunteers for the elderly

Community health volunteers will be trained through online courses as well as classroom sessions taught by experts in a new programme that is being developed by a consortium of agencies and headed by the NUS Mind-Science Centre (NMSC).

12 Feb 2018

Identified: A Host Protein Involved in Enterovirus 71 Infection of the brain in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Infection with enterovirus 71 (EV71) causes hand, foot and mouth disease, a highly contagious disease that usually affects children younger than five years of age. An NUS research team has identified a host protein, prohibitin (PHB), that is used by EV71 to attack and infect brain cells.

25 Jan 2018

Engineered bacteria and broccoli extract kills colorectal cancer cells

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, especially the developed world. Although the five-year survival rates for earlier stages of this cancer are relatively good, at later stages survival goes down and the risk of cancer recurrence goes up considerably. To help address this problem, a team of researchers have found a way to turn a humble cocktail of bacteria and vegetables into a targeted system that seeks out and kills colorectal cancer cells.

24 Jan 2018

Mother’s antibodies may worsen dengue infection in children

A dengue vaccine that stimulates a strong T cell response in babies has been found to provide better and broader protection than vaccines which induce the production of mainly antibodies. An NUS research team that made this finding also found that a mother’s antibodies which help to protect her babies against dengue virus infection can also be detrimental in some situations, as these maternal antibodies can enhance the severity of dengue infection in babies or interfere with their immunisation.

13 Nov 2017

It’s in the blood

Giving a literal expression to the idiom, researchers from National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered the secret behind how blood cells release a vital biological substance involved in essential processes like immune and blood vessel functions. This knowledge of the pathway by which blood cells release sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) carries broad implications for the treatment of various immune and vascular diseases.