Singapore and Japan Clinician-Scientists Collaborate on Groundbreaking Telesurgery Trial Spanning over 5,000km

16 Oct 2023

NUS Medicine researchers unlock the potential of genetic glycoengineering to advance vaccines and therapeutics technology

A novel glycoengineering platform, created by the laboratory of Assistant Professor Chris Lok-To Sham from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), is poised to revolutionise future production of vaccines and therapeutics to fight infectious diseases.

13 Oct 2023

Assessing ‘readiness’ by tracking fluctuations in daily sleep duration and their effects on daily mood, motivation, and sleepiness

'Readiness scores' currently provided by consumer fitness and sleep trackers could give wearers a simple gauge of whether one is prepared to take on a new day, on top of predicting physical performance.

11 Oct 2023

Singapore and Japan Clinician-Scientists Collaborate on Groundbreaking Telesurgery Trial Spanning over 5,000km

This preclinical trial surgery involves clinician-scientists in NUS Medicine and the National University Hospital in partnership with Fujita Health University.

03 Oct 2023

Drinking coffee or tea may be beneficial for physical function in ageing

A Singapore study has shown that adults, who consumed higher intake of caffeine via the drinking of coffee or tea, had significantly better physical function at late life.

29 Sep 2023

Gut inflammation caused by substance secreted by microbe: NUS study

A rare subtype of the world’s most common parasite, Blastocystis, has been found to produce a unique by-product of its metabolism, which can cause gut inflammation under normal gut conditions

29 Sep 2023

Launch of Nationwide Preventive Heart Health Translational Research Programme for Singapore

Funded by a newly awarded S$25 million grant, Project RESET will bring together public healthcare clusters, medical schools, as well as industry and community partners to empower Singaporeans to take charge of their heart health through the roll out of new technologies.

31 Aug 2023

NUS medical school names new professorship after George and Jennifer Yeo

Inaugurated on 30 August, the George and Jennifer Yeo Professorship in Paediatric Oncology will be vested at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and ultimately help to bring about better cure rates for children with cancer in Singapore and beyond.

31 Aug 2023

Bolstering education and research efforts in an ageing society: Public Health Service 2023

The Public Health Service 2023, a student-led initiative by the NUS Medical Society, marks 20 years of service to public housing residents.

29 Aug 2023

People in Asia have fewer weekend lie-ins and more variable sleep on weekdays; sleep data from over 220,000 Oura Ring users globally

New research, using objective measures of sleep rather than subjective reports, has shown that not only do people in Asia go to sleep later and have shorter sleep, they also have lower sleep quality than those in other parts of the world. Additionally, their sleep during the work week is more variable and they do not extend their sleep as much at the weekend.

19 Aug 2023

Remote physiotherapy rehabilitation system, portable pre-eclampsia detection device sweep top prizes at Medical Grand Challenge Finale 2023

A remote physiotherapy rehabilitation system aimed at helping patients with their exercises at home in real-time, and a portable pre-eclampsia detection device for pregnant women won first place in the Nascent and Open categories respectively at the Medical Grand Challenge Finale 2023 (MGC), held earlier today.