Press Releases

12 Nov 2021

Clinician-scientists develop new glaucoma implant that reduces eye pressure, preserves vision

Led by Prof Paul Chew, a NUHS team developed a new glaucoma implant that reduces patients’ eye pressure for a longer period of time, enables less reliance on eye drops and prevents further progression of the disease that leads to blindness.

03 Nov 2021

NUS researchers discover possible new treatment option for aggressive forms of breast cancer

NUS Medicine researchers discover possible new treatment option for aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer in drugs used to treat diabetes.

08 Oct 2021

Singapore research team uses indoor air sampling surveillance to sniff out COVID-19

A team of researchers from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering at NTU Singapore and the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has developed a capability to detect airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA indoors through air sampling.

07 Oct 2021

NUS medical school names new Professorship after distinguished diplomat

The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine today announced the establishment of the new Kishore Mahbubani professorship.

16 Sep 2021

Brain microstructural damage related to cognitive dysfunction and steroid medication in lupus patients

Researchers at NUS Medicine attempted to unravel neural mechanism leading to cognitive dysfunction in SLE patients by adopting non-invasive diffusion MRI to study their brains, particularly the white matter, coupled with computerised neuropsychological assessment.

15 Sep 2021

NUS researchers discover a dependency of glioblastoma on biotin distribution

NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine researchers discovered that the FDA-approved anti-fungal drug, sulconazole, exhibits anti-cancer properties towards glioblastoma cells.

21 Aug 2021

New lower back pain physiotherapy programme, brace to stabilise knee osteoarthritis patients sweep top honours at NUS Medical Grand Challenge

For the first time since inception, international teams compete with local students to solve healthcare dilemmas.

11 Aug 2021

Fine aerosols emitted during talking and singing may play a crucial role in COVID-19 transmission: Singapore study

Landmark findings by NUS researchers underscore the importance of reducing exposure to fine respiratory aerosols, especially in indoor environments

05 Aug 2021

NUS researchers link neurodegenerative disease protein to defective cholesterol metabolism

NUS Medicine research suggest that drugs which modulate cholesterol metabolism might be a novel therapeutic strategy to treat multiple neurodegenerative diseases.

28 Jul 2021

NUS Medicine and Lien Foundation establish early childhood centre with $30 million gift

The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) was born out of a desire to give all children in Singapore a head start in life and to help them develop optimally as they grow up.