Medicus 2021 Issue 4

The (Wnt)ing way: Fighting cancer with ETC-159

Editorial

News

Scientists develop brains-in-a-dish to better study Parkinson’s disease

News

Loneliness cuts life expectancy and quality of life in older adults

Insight

In Conversation With Prof Leo Yee Sin

MEDICUS speaks with the Executive Director of Singapore's NCID about her reflections on the pandemic and the issues at stake.

News

Welcome Class of 2025

Duke-NUS welcomes first group of students admitted via conditional admissions pathways in the newest cohort of 72 MD students

MEDICUS - the Podcast

Uncovering the clues to the next pandemic

Duke-NUS team gives back by training people in neighbouring countries to conduct surveillance work for potentially zoonotic viruses.

Campus

Good words, good thoughts, good deeds

Duke-NUS former Governing Board Chairman Kai Nargolwala on his journey on giving back to the community.

Ask

Ask MEDICUS

Since the last issue of MEDICUS, you’ve submitted your burning questions. Now, our experts have answered!

Connection

Large pandemics are statistically more likely than we thought

Duke scientists use the power of statistics to prove that pandemics similar to COVID-19 is likely to happen once every 59 years.

Connection

New software unveils relationships between RNA modifications and cancers

NUS scientists develop new software that identifies relationships between RNA modifications and tumour formation and survival outcomes.

Connection

Tackling Asia’s pressing health challenges

Clinical Associate Professor Tan Hiang Khoon, the recently appointed director at SDGHI, shares his vision for the future of global health.

People

Round-up of Duke-NUS’ latest people news

Read all about our latest happenings.

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