{"id":8037,"date":"2026-08-19T09:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/phys\/?page_id=8037"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:14:55","slug":"physiology-for-the-public","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/phys\/education\/physiology-for-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Physiology for the Public"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tPhysiology for the Public\t<\/h1>\n\t\n\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Books\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Videos\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-8019 fl-builder-template fl-builder-row-template fl-builder-global-templates-locked\" data-post-id=\"8019\"><div class=\"fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-y5ezxgct2qa4 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center\" data-node=\"y5ezxgct2qa4\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-03a6ujd4k28c\" data-node=\"03a6ujd4k28c\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-xe1ck2gtf98h fl-col-bg-color\" data-node=\"xe1ck2gtf98h\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><h2  class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-lvnq6z3x78wy\" data-node=\"lvnq6z3x78wy\" aria-label=\"Heading\">\n\t\t\tHeartcare: Guarding the Gift That Never Rests\t<\/h2>\n<div  class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-4jl37d5p8zv2\" data-node=\"4jl37d5p8zv2\" aria-label=\"Text Editor\">\n\t<p>On 5 August 2026, the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) launched\u00a0<strong><em>Heartcare: Guarding the Gift That Never Rests<\/em><\/strong>, a new book by Professor Hooi Shing Chuan from the Department of Physiology. Held at the University Hall Auditorium and attended by faculty, staff, students and members of the wider NUS Medicine community, the launch highlighted the School\u2019s commitment to public health education and to making the science of the human body accessible beyond the lecture hall.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, NUSMed has written an article which you can access <a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/news\/nus-medicine-launches-heartcare-guarding-the-gift-that-never-rests\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the book on Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Heartcare-Guarding-gift-never-rests-ebook\/dp\/B0H6LY6HWQ\">via this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations Prof Hooi!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heartcare-Book-launch-1536x1024.webp\" width=\"773\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Book-photo.webp\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"uabb-js-breakpoint\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-8027 fl-builder-template fl-builder-row-template fl-builder-global-templates-locked\" data-post-id=\"8027\"><div class=\"fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-wr8ms3jdqxot fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center\" data-node=\"wr8ms3jdqxot\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-1f9zrqouxlng\" data-node=\"1f9zrqouxlng\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-sqlx421vazmb fl-col-bg-color\" data-node=\"sqlx421vazmb\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><h2  class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-tea4vhgz83kq\" data-node=\"tea4vhgz83kq\" aria-label=\"Heading\">\n\t\t\tHealthy Lifestyle Videos\t<\/h2>\n<div  class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-24359otcighf\" data-node=\"24359otcighf\" aria-label=\"Text Editor\">\n\t<p>Explore these student-made videos and discover if what you are doing is preventing you from leading a healthy lifestyle!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-vcr2pjxmkh8d\" data-node=\"vcr2pjxmkh8d\" aria-label=\"Text Editor\">\n\t<p><strong>1. 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