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Yong Loo Lin
School of Medicine

Jurong Ageing Study to help cut dementia and depression rates

Published: 07 Nov 2016

NUS Medicine has embarked on a 10-year study on 600 elderly residents in Jurong to prevent and alleviate symptoms of depression and dementia, an uprising problem due to the ageing population in Asia. A $1.8 million donation from the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho temple will be used for the study. DPM Shanmugaratnam, who is MP for Jurong GRC, highlighted the importance of the study given Singapore’s ageing population and the need to focus on prevention.

 

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