Researchers Professor Soong Tuck Wah and Dr Hu Zhenyu from NUS Medicine’s Department of Physiology have found a new way to lower blood pressure through a key protein in our body. This takes medical science a step closer toward fighting cardiovascular disorders.

Kidney failure is on the rise in Singapore, with approximately five people being diagnosed with the condition daily, up from four a day six years ago. Thus, Dr Kwek Jia Liang shares the possible causes of kidney failure and the treatment options available.

Recent research in the field of cancer medicine has provided valuable insights that have driven the development of novel therapeutics targeting the cancer biology, which may eventually grow into smarter cancer treatments that can benefit patients with cancers that are refractory to modern chemotherapy and radiotherapy, according to Dr Tan Poh Lin.

Proton beam therapy is a type of particle therapy that uses proton beams to target diseased tissue such as cancer cells, and will be introduced in Singapore by 2021. NUS Medicine alumni Professor Soo Khee Chee and Dr Lee Kim Shang share how the therapy differs from standard cancer treatments using conventional radiation, and what benefits it can offer to cancer patients.

Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the lung airways and it has allegedly become prevalent in recent years due to our sanitised living environment, prompting Dr Mariko Koh and Dr Jim Teo Yeo Kwan to discuss the common triggers of asthma and how asthmatics can manage their condition better.