Reversing frailty
The Lien Foundation opens a senior-friendly strength-training programme to the public to reverse frailty among the elderly, which is…
Hikikomori – Hidden Youth Syndrome Symposium 2017
Hikikomori – Hidden Youth is an evolving syndrome affecting late adolescents and young adults, presenting with features of social withdrawal,…
Congratulations to A/Prof Roger Ho for winning the NUHS Teaching Excellence Award 2017
Congratulations to our A/Prof Roger Ho for being recognised as one of the recipients for the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence…
Preventing Dementia in an Ageing Singapore
As Singapore’s population ages, the number of people with dementia is expected to increase rapidly in the next 10…
Insights into Ageing and the Elderly
A new book on dementia written by Professor Kua Ee Heok of NUS Medicine’s Department of Psychological Medicine was…
Good nutrition, physical training and mental exercises can reverse physical frailty in the elderly: NUS study
These interventions help enhance muscle strength and walking speed, reduce depressive symptoms and improve cognitive functioning Physical frailty is…
Successful hosting of the inaugural MRCPsych CASC Exam
The team of collaborators and examiners from RCPsych, DGMS and Department of Psychological Medicine. We are pleased to share…
Cognitive performance declines with age, across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions
Based on a collaborative cohort study, it was found that cognitive performance declines with age, and more rapidly with increasing…
Individuals with high life satisfaction are protected against the risk of developing Dementia
Based on a collaborative cohort study, it was found that cognitive performance declines with age, and more rapidly with…
Daily consumption of tea protects the elderly from cognitive decline
Assistant Professor Feng Lei from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine led a research team, which found that regular consumption…