Drinking coffee or tea may be beneficial for physical function in ageing   

19 Jun 2024

Using digital technology and data to sustain intermittent fasting and improve health outcomes: one man’s journey

A researcher from the National University of Singapore was the subject of his own digital health study, in which he embarked on a 7-month journey of 20-hour fasts coupled with a fitness regimen and clean eating.

13 Jun 2024

Neural balance in the brain is associated with brain maturity and better cognitive ability: National University of Singapore study

In a world where external and internal stimuli can throw our entire body system off balance, how does our brain prevent itself from becoming overly stimulated?

06 Jun 2024

NUS Medicine researchers engineer bacteria for targeted chemotherapy delivery

NUS Medicine researchers have identified a new method for delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to tumour sites by utilising the natural interactions between bacteria and cancer cells.

04 Jun 2024

A promising vaccine approach to induce longer-lasting protective immunity against COVID-19: NUS Medicine-Monash University study

A scientific team from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Monash University, Australia, has engineered a COVID-19 vaccine that induced – in pre-clinical models – very long-lasting, protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 virus with a single-shot immunisation.

28 May 2024

Insights into functions of micronutrient transporters may pave way for new treatments for neurological diseases

The nutrients in our bodies help to provide daily energy and power the maintenance of cellular structure and function. But how do nutrients get distributed throughout the body in a specific manner?

25 May 2024

Singapore ramps up cancer fight with S$50 million in national grant funding for Precision Oncology

Singapore Ministry of Health through the National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Office, MOH Holdings, Pte Ltd, has awarded S$50 million in national grants to two multi-institution Singapore teams for precision oncology research aimed at improving outcomes for lymphoma and colorectal cancer.

06 May 2024

Little-known protein choline transporter in brain may be key therapeutic target for ageing and Alzheimer’s disease

In a groundbreaking study published in Cell Research, researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have unveiled unexpected findings that could pave the way for novel therapeutic interventions in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders.

30 Apr 2024

Singapore study identifies immunity threshold for protection against COVID-19 in children

Immune response from two doses of mRNA vaccines is sufficient to protect against COVID-19 in children. A third dose does not confer additional benefit, research conducted by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) and Duke-NUS Medical School has found.

26 Apr 2024

The Quest for Longevity starts in the Ovaries

The NUS Bia-Echo Asia Centre for Reproductive Longevity & Equality (ACRLE) at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine accelerates efforts to unlock the workings of ovaries and delay ovarian ageing.

12 Apr 2024

Singapore Pilots Personalised Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH), in collaboration with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), has embarked on two clinical pilots to study the efficacy of personalised Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in treating persons with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).