Press Releases

14 Feb 2023

NUS researchers find differential impacts of Blastocystis strains on gut health

NUS Medicine researchers have identified that an organism in the gut, Blastocystis, is able to promote or disrupt a healthy bacterial gut profile, depending on the strain.

04 Feb 2023

Improving CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumours through inhibition of conventional signalling pathway

In the context of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-expressing T cell (CAR-T) therapy for cancer, researchers found that the FYN protein, rather than the lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (LCK), allows more efficient tumour cell killing through T-cell activation.

31 Jan 2023

Study: Infants exposed to excessive screen time show differences in brain function beyond eight years of age

Screen time in infancy is associated with brain waves that indicate brain immaturity and poor self-regulation.

19 Jan 2023

Novel cancer therapy extends lives of terminally ill dogs

Stems cell have been modified to carry a therapy to treat companion animal patients with late-stage cancer, preserving a good quality of life and extending their lives, potentially leading to better understanding of existing cancer treatments and improve its use in human patients.

13 Jan 2023

Malaysian entrepreneur and philanthropist makes million-dollar gift to establish medical professorship at NUS

Tan Sri Dr. Lim Wee Chai, a Malaysian entrepreneur and philanthropist, has gifted S$1 million to the National University of Singapore (NUS) to establish a visiting professorship in medicine at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

11 Jan 2023

Innovative heat mitigation strategies to ensure safe and effective training and operations

The new Heat Resilience and Performance Centre (HRPC) is looking to build heat resilience and optimise performance in individuals amidst rising ambient temperatures. This is a tripartite collaboration between NUS Medicine, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and DSO National Laboratories.

03 Jan 2023

Using hearing aids decreases the risk of cognitive decline by 20%, a NUS Medicine study

It was found that the use of hearing restorative devices decreases the risk of long-term cognitive decline by 20%, based on a study conducted by students and researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine).

14 Dec 2022

Drinking coffee regularly after pregnancy may lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes for women who had diabetes during pregnancy

NUS researchers at the Global Centre for Asian Women's Health found that among women who had gestational diabetes mellitus, coffee may potentially be a better substitute for other less healthy beverages in preventing or delaying the subsequent progression to Type 2 diabetes.

06 Dec 2022

NUS Medicine researchers develop safer carrier for cancer vaccines

Researchers from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine have developed a vaccine carrier that reduces the side effects of vaccination while maintaining the same efficiency levels.

17 Nov 2022

Novel approach to treat and prevent Type 2 diabetes: SGH and NUS Medicine study

Bile acids, a digestive juice, may hold the key to a new way of treating and preventing Type 2 diabetes.