NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

23/10/2026

🩺 What will define a successful doctor in the years to come?

In the latest episode of First Year To First Call, our speakers explore how doctors’ roles are evolving amid Singapore’s ageing population, the growing focus on healthy longevity, and advances in AI and medical technology.

Hear from Prof Chong Yap Seng, Dean of NUS Medicine, and our speakers as they share perspectives on the future of medicine and the new skills doctors will need to navigate an evolving healthcare landscape.

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22/10/2026

🧠 Personalised brain stimulation could offer new possibilities for treating severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

In a pioneering study, researchers from NUS Medicine and National University Hospital used personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation (pTMS), a non-invasive technique that uses brain imaging to target each person’s unique brain circuits. The approach showed encouraging early results in four participants with severe, treatment-resistant OCD.

Building on this, a new study beginning in October 2026 will explore pTMS for individuals with depression and anxiety.

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20/10/2026

📱Doomscrolling, late workouts and packed schedules. Could everyday habits be behind our constant fatigue?

In Episode 2 of CNA Insider’s Restless series, Prof Dean Ho, Director of the Institute for Digital Medicine at NUS Medicine, works with three young Singaporeans to uncover how their daily routines affect their energy and well-being. Their personal health data reveal how sleep, meals and exercise affect their energy levels, as they experiment with small lifestyle changes and work to break habits that are harder to change.

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20/10/2026

🔬 New nanobody shows promise in targeting tumour-fuelling fluid in advanced abdominal cancers.

In a study led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), researchers analysed 397 ascites samples across 21 cancer types, identifying two proteins that drive tumour growth. The team developed E8, a nanobody targeting one of these proteins, PAI-1, which suppressed tumour growth in laboratory and human tissue models with minimal toxicity.

Published in Molecular Cancer, the study involved researchers from NCCS, NUS Medicine, A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Singapore General Hospital. The team is now working to advance E8 towards clinical trials.

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14/10/2026

⌚😴 Wearable devices have transformed the way we track sleep. But when any two devices report the same sleep measure, are they actually measuring the same thing?

Led by Prof Michael Chee, Director of the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at NUS Medicine, an international team of sleep scientists, clinicians and engineers convened by the World Sleep Society has developed a new framework to standardise how fundamental sleep measures are defined and shared across consumer wearables.

📖 Published in Sleep Medicine, the specification establishes common definitions for measures such as total sleep time, sleep duration, sleep regularity and wake after sleep onset, helping to ensure that wearable sleep data can be interpreted consistently across clinical care, research and public health settings.

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13/10/2026

😴 We all feel tired from time to time. But what if your body is trying to tell you something?

In CNA Insider’s Restless series, Prof Dean Ho, Director of the Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM) at NUS Medicine, worked with 6 exhausted Singaporeans to uncover the hidden drivers behind their fatigue using their own health data. By tweaking sleep patterns and daily routines to combat stress and enhance recovery, their journeys show how small, sustainable lifestyle changes can make a meaningful difference to energy, well-being and overall health.

💡 Using data, technology and behavioural science, Prof Dean Ho demonstrated how precision health approaches can empower individuals to better understand their bodies and help them take proactive steps towards healthier lives.

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12/10/2026

🧬 Can a woman's reproductive history offer clues about how she ages?

🔎 A new NUS Medicine-led study examining data from more than 550,000 women found that earlier menopause was associated with faster biological ageing, while a higher number of pregnancies and births was linked to modest increases in biological age acceleration.

💬 “Women’s reproductive history forms an important part of their health across the life course. Our findings suggest that events such as menopause may also provide information about underlying biological ageing,” said Professor Andrea Maier, Director of the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity.

💬 “The differences we observed are modest, and our findings should not be interpreted to mean that having children directly causes accelerated ageing. Rather, they suggest that reproductive experiences may be one of several factors associated with the biological changes that accumulate throughout a woman’s life,” added Dr Matthew Simonson, first author and researcher at the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity.

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12/10/2026

💡 Gain direct insights from NUS Medicine experts working at the forefront of healthy longevity.

The NUS Healthy Longevity Executive Masterclass brings together experts across ageing science, healthcare, innovation and longevity, offering participants the opportunity to hear their perspectives and explore scientific evidence.

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What does the rapidly evolving science of healthy longevity mean for your organisation and where is the evidence strong enough to act?

At the NUS Healthy Longevity Executive Masterclass, engage directly with NUS Medicine experts at the forefront of healthy longevity to understand where the science is strong, separate credible opportunities from hype, and consider what emerging developments could mean for your organisation.

Hear from Prof Andrea Maier, Programme Director, A/Prof Kevin Tan Co-Programme Director and Prof Hans Meij, Co-Founder who bring expertise and perspectives spanning ageing science, healthcare, innovation and longevity.

💡 Bring a real strategic question from your organisation and pressure-test it against scientific evidence, market developments and expert perspectives.

Across three intensive days, build the scientific understanding to assess opportunities and risks, challenge assumptions, and translate evidence into decisions relevant to your organisation. Leave with a clearer position on what to do next whether to advance, pilot, revise, hold or decline.

Designed for CEOs, board directors, business owners, heads of strategy, investors, founders and senior executives responsible for strategy, investment, innovation and organisational decision-making.

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✍️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/gGYb5Ntg (Registration closes 6 November 2026)

08/10/2026

🌏 The Philanthropy Asia Alliance is supporting the next stage of the Global Heat Health Information Network Southeast Asia Hub, based at the Heat Resilience & Performance Centre at NUS Medicine.

The support will advance country-led efforts in Indonesia (jointly conducted with WHO-ACE) and Thailand in 2027, alongside preparations for a second Southeast Asia Heat Health Forum. The Hub will also continue to share evidence, tools and lessons across the region to support more coordinated approaches to heat health.

Prof Jason Lee, Director of HRPC at NUS Medicine and Chair of the GHHIN Southeast Asia Hub, shared, “The Hub is designed so that progress in one country can help accelerate action in another. Evidence generated with governments can be adapted elsewhere, while frontline experience helps shape the questions researchers pursue."

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08/10/2026

🏢 How should organisations respond to the considerations emerging from healthy longevity?

The NUS Healthy Longevity Executive Masterclass helps senior leaders critically evaluate developments and consider their implications for organisational strategy and more.

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Turn longevity insights into strategic action.

Healthy longevity is creating new considerations for organisations, from how leaders respond to changing populations to the decisions they make around strategy, investment and future opportunities.

For C-suite executives and senior leaders, the question is no longer simply what is changing, but how should you respond?

The NUS Healthy Longevity Executive Masterclass brings a leadership lens to healthy longevity, equipping decision-makers to critically evaluate emerging developments and consider what they could mean for their organisations.

Move beyond understanding longevity. Be equipped to act on it.

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