Researchers from NUS and the National University Health System (NUHS) are part of two teams awarded $5.1 million in funding for up to three years through the Johnson & Johnson World Without Disease Grant Call Collaboration with Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

As dementia becomes increasingly common in Singapore, Associate Professor Reshma Merchant shares her insights on risk factors that may contribute to dementia, such as hearing loss, and how community efforts such as the Healthy Ageing Programme For You (HAPPY) can potentially delay the onset of dementia for Singaporeans.

The approved usage of a new drug called carfilzomib by the Health Sciences Authority will give a boost to myeloma patients, as it may increase the amount of time they spend without their condition worsening, according to the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS).

Dr Chong Siow Ann, an alumnus of NUS Medicine, reflects on his experience with cadavers in anatomy classes and highlights the importance of cadavers in nurturing future doctors, as an increase in body donations has allowed NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine to resume dissection of cadavers.

A study on Singaporeans using results from the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study has revealed that people aged 55 and above with hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia.