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

05 Apr 2024

NUS Medicine launches CN Lee Professorship in Medical Sciences

NUS Medicine announced the establishment of a professorship in honour of renowned heart surgeon Professor Lee Chuen Neng, who is internationally and nationally acclaimed for his medical teaching and mentorship. He is also celebrated for his dedication to exploring new frontiers of medical discoveries.

03 Apr 2024

Relative deficiency in immune cells can account for poorer vaccination responses in the older population

In a study examining the ageing immune system and what makes it less efficient, researchers looked at the effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in older adults. They found that older adults’ weaker immune response can be attributed to their relative deficiency in a specific type of T cells.

21 Mar 2024

Natural molecule found in coffee and human body increases NAD+ levels, improves muscle function during ageing

A research consortium led by Nestlé Research in Switzerland and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) made a recent discovery that the natural molecule trigonelline present in coffee, fenugreek, and also in the human body, can help to improve muscle health and function.

19 Mar 2024

Heat stress causes lower fertility, productivity and reduced cognitive capacity: Project HeatSafe

Project HeatSafe is the first large-scale study in Singapore and the region aimed at investigating the impact of rising heat levels on the health, productivity and well-being of occupational workers in tropical climates such as Singapore, on an individual level, as well as the impact of heat stress on a macroeconomic and national level.

06 Mar 2024

Nutritional supplementation before and during pregnancy reduces early childhood obesity

In an important step towards understanding and preventing childhood obesity, researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, and University of Auckland have discovered that the nutrients mums receive before and during pregnancy can make a real difference to how much weight their children put on in their first years of life.

27 Feb 2024

Chill Parents Make For Cool Kids

Positive parental control, verbal cognitive ability and self-control creates stronger emotional resilience in children, fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.

20 Feb 2024

Modifying brain molecule relaxin-3 can potentially reduce side effects in treating anxiety, depression and more

Drugs that treat conditions like depression and anxiety often come with varying side effects, as they regulate various functions within the human body at the same time. What if these drugs could activate only the functions that target the specific conditions that they are designed to treat?

15 Feb 2024

Targeting the Transporter

Understanding atomic makeup of endothelial carrier of signalling protein opens way for treatment of various inflammatory diseases.

06 Feb 2024

S$1 million gift from Diana Koh Foundation empowers next generation of cancer researchers

Up and coming young cancer researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Duke-NUS Medical School will be able to draw on funding support for their work, thanks to a gift of S$500,000 to each school from the estate of the late Ms Diana Koh, a veteran in the accounting and advisory field in Singapore.

26 Jan 2024

Less is more – shortened antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients just as effective as standard course

Less is also better – that is what researchers have found while conducting a tri-nation clinical trial to see if shorter courses of antibiotics are as effective as longer prescriptions of the drug to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia.