Press Releases

05 May 2022

Eating more fruits and vegetables, in quantity and variety, improves cognitive function when ageing

People who consume more fruits and vegetables, in terms of quantity and variety, at midlife are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment in their later years, by up to 23% reduction, a Singapore study has found.

28 Apr 2022

Promising results shown in the treatment of growth-hormone resistant dwarfism

With gene therapy, a cure for growth-hormone resistant dwarfism may be on the horizon.

25 Apr 2022

A friend, not foe: Parasite in gastrointestinal system found to promote health

A study conducted by researchers from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine demonstrated that a gut parasite suppresses inflammation and improves the health of the gastrointestinal system.

19 Apr 2022

Particles released by red blood cells are effective carriers for anti-cancer immunotherapy: Singapore study

A study demonstrated that vesicles released by red blood cells are a viable platform for delivering immunotherapeutic RNA molecules to suppress breast cancer growth and metastasis.

13 Apr 2022

Myopericarditis risk after COVID-19 vaccination is low, according to international study

An international study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine found that the overall risk of myopericarditis, or heart inflammation, following COVID-19 vaccination is very low, affecting only 18 people per million vaccine doses.

30 Mar 2022

Medical students demonstrate efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in multiple immunocompromised patient groups

The student researchers from NUS Medicine published a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in multiple immunocompromised patient groups in The BMJ, one of the foremost peer-reviewed medical journals available. This recognition from veteran researchers in their field was a significant achievement for the students.

28 Mar 2022

NUS-Monash University collaboration produces universal flu vaccine candidate

Researchers from the NUS Medicine and Monash University have successfully leveraged on a novel vaccine platform to prove that a single shot immunisation containing the M2e peptide was able to trigger long-lasting immune responses that could protect effectively against multiple strains of the flu.

23 Mar 2022

NUS Medicine Launches Philip Yeo Professorship in Medicine

NUS Medicine establishes a new professorship in honour of Mr Philip Yeo, one of Singapore’s best-known public service leaders.

18 Mar 2022

Genetic Ancestry Matters in Childhood Leukemia Treatment Success

Researchers from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and St Jude Children's Research Hospital in the USA have shown that it is important to consider race and genetic ancestry in treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children.

08 Mar 2022

NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine students and researchers develop novel algorithm to assess immunotherapy benefit in stomach cancer patients

A group of students and researchers from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine created a novel algorithm to identify patients who would not benefit from joint immunotherapy-chemotherapy treatment.