Press Releases

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.

23 Jan 2024

What women want to see in pregnancy health apps

A multi-disciplinary team comprising obstetricians, gynaecologists, paediatricians, and biomedical engineers from National University of Singapore (NUS), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine), National University Health System (NUHS) and National University Hospital (NUH), has found that the ability for personalisation of user experience, and localised content, were key determinants for the effectiveness and sustainability of digital health solutions that support women from pre- to post-pregnancy.

12 Jan 2024

Healthcare Ethics? Think like an engineer

Innovation in healthcare and biomedicine is in decline, with few tools to assist researchers and entrepreneurs to generate innovative solutions to their problems.

03 Jan 2024

Mobile application helps improve parents’ emotional well-being and infants’ overall development

An app providing helpful information and tips from doctors and other infant care experts on caring for the newborn is proving to be a boon for stressed and anxious parents. Developed by A/Prof Shefaly Shorey and her team at NUS Nursing, the app provides information on parental self-care, parenting, and baby care, such as tutorials on baby bathing, bonding with the newborn and breastfeeding, as well as tips on coping with psychological and emotional challenges after birth.

26 Dec 2023

Scientists construct a synthetic yeast genome

The yeast genome contains redesigned chromosome sequences that can shed light on the impact of genetic variations on individual traits and potentially be used to reveal the causes of genetic diseases

26 Dec 2023

Breast cancer cells’ self-sacrificial behaviour uncovered as potential cause of relapse

A study led by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine discovered that certain breast tumour cells sacrifice their own growth to aid other cells in resisting chemotherapy.

15 Dec 2023

Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients crucial for them and their babies

The results from surveying more than 1,700 women showed that nine out of ten women had marginal or low levels of folate, riboflavin, vitamins B12 and D around the time of conception, and many had developed B6 deficiency in late pregnancy.

13 Dec 2023

Defusing a ‘ticking time bomb’: Groundbreaking research offers early clues to stomach cancer development

Researchers uncover genetic factors allowing for the early prediction of intestinal metaplasia patients who may have higher risks of developing stomach cancer, enabling early detection, diagnosis and targeted prevention.

13 Dec 2023

AI tool helps scientists to decode brain activity and reconstruct what it sees

With the help of AI and decoding data from brain activity, a team of researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) is able to construct videos that reflect, recall and mirror the images which study subjects were shown.

12 Dec 2023

Sleep Trackers Everywhere: How does one choose?

A team of researchers led by Professor Michael Chee, Director of the Centre of Sleep and Cognition at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Assistant Professor Ju Lynn Ong from the same Centre, evaluated the sleep tracking performance of different categories of wearable devices against a reference system, this time taking a user’s perspective in the approach to testing and framing of the findings.