Press Releases

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).

28 Jul 2022

Long-Term Loss of Smell and Taste for 27 Million COVID Patients Worldwide

In a study published by The BMJ (British Medical Journal), one of the world's leading medical journals, a team of Singapore and international researchers from the United Kingdom and United States of America, found that about 5% of the global population may develop long-term issues with their sense of smell or taste after coming down with COVID-19.

29 Jun 2022

Meeting of minds as Nobel Prize laureates and youth discuss global well-being in Singapore

The Singapore edition of the Nobel Prize Dialogue will be held on 13 September 2022. This meeting brings together Nobel Prize laureates, local and international experts as well as the youth to share, review and crystallise ideas and suggestions that could help deal with the most critical problems facing the world today.

21 Jun 2022

NUS Medicine researchers discover glaucoma and chronic kidney disease have more in common than what meets the eye

A team from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has found that there is a bidirectional association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and glaucoma.

07 Jun 2022

NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Xiamen University researchers use nanotechnology to destroy and prevent relapse of solid tumour cancers

In a breakthrough development, a team of scientists led by Professor Chen Xiaoyuan from the NUS Medicine and Professor Liu Gang from Xiamen University has formulated a novel vaccine which showed high efficacy in the treatment of solid tumors, achieving complete clearance of solid tumors and inducing long-lasting immune memory.