GigXR partners with NUS Medicine to deliver holographic clinical scenarios for Gastroenterology training

14 Sep 2022

The sharing of skin microbiome between children with Atopic Dermatitis (AD) and their healthy close contacts might contribute to disease recurrence

08 Sep 2022

Prolonging healthspan by delaying ageing — NUHS opens Singapore's first Centre for Healthy Longevity to increase healthy lifespan of Singapore population by five more disease-free years

The National University Health System (NUHS) establishes the NUHS Centre for Healthy Longevity — a world's first integrated pre-clinical and clinical ageing research institute that is poised to lead the Longevity Medicine field with clinical research to prolong healthspan by delaying ageing.

01 Sep 2022

NUS researchers discover potential intergenerational impacts of physical activity and nutrition on placental methylation and fetal growth

A healthy diet and active lifestyle may benefit pregnant mothers and their children, but their underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. NUS researchers, in collaboration with investigators from the National Institutes of Health, USA, thus investigate the impacts of physical activity and dietary fatty acids on fetal growth.

22 Aug 2022

Cancer prevention initiatives, comprehensive health education at the forefront of Public Health Service 2022

The 15th edition of the Public Health Service (PHS) Free Screening Event was conducted on 20 and 21 August 2022, with a resounding turnout of over 1000 residents over both days.

20 Aug 2022

Software for real-time monitoring and detection for ASD signs, vending machine for STD testing kits take top honours at Medical Grand Challenge Finale 2022

Virtually-impaired person stimulator, artificial intelligence-powered eye screening, mobile applications to help individuals with physical and speech difficulties to communicate, smart pill dispenser - these are just some of the novel innovations presented during the Medical Grand Challenge Finale 2022.

18 Aug 2022

A fat molecule found to be critical for blood vessel health

In this study, researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) led by Assistant Prof Nguyen Nam Long, in collaboration with Université Paris Cité and Singapore Lipidomics Incubator (SLING), demonstrated that S1P exported from the blood cells and blood vessels play a critical role in maintaining the integrity and functions of the blood vessels.

16 Aug 2022

Proteins in cell-based particles could lead to early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer metastasis

The early detection of breast cancer metastasis is paramount in the treatment of the condition, and a team of researchers discovered a non-invasive biomarker that could aid with earlier diagnosis.

03 Aug 2022

NUS Scientists engineer probiotic to prevent infection of large intestine

Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism, found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).

02 Aug 2022

NUS Medicine researchers use nutritional supplement to shrink breast cancer tumours

Researchers from NUS Medicine have succeeded in using a plant-derived nutrient supplement to shrink breast tumours in preclinical models. The team used a novel nanotechnology to repurpose a nutritional component in plants to become a potent treatment for breast cancer.

02 Aug 2022

Renowned ethicist to head NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics

One of the world's foremost scholars in the field of biomedical ethics has been appointed to head the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine).