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Young and old bond over dialect lessons at senior daycare centre

The dialect lesson are part of an Intergenerational Programme by NTUC Health and NTUC First Campus which run elder care and childcare centres respectively.

S-E Asia tops global intake of microplastics, with Indonesians eating 15g a month: Study

TOPSHOT - A man looks through plastic and other debris washed ashore at Kedonganan Beach near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 19, 2024. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP)

About half of caregivers of seniors with dementia and living at home use physical restraints: Study

Assistant Professor Chetna Malhotra (centre) and Dr Ellie Bostwick Andres (right); researchers who were involved in the study “Caregiver-reported use of physical restraints among community-dwelling older adults with severe dementia in Singapore” and Daniel Lim, a caregiver whose late father had dementia, pictured on June 7, 2024.

NUS prof awarded prestigious fellowship in UK for his biomedical innovations and research

ST20240524_202476796465 Luther Lau/ wxlim27/ Profile of Professor Lim Chwee Teck (Biomedical Engineering), Director of the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology at the National University of Singapore (NUS iHealthtech) at the Centre for Translational Medicine, on May 24, 2024. Prof Lim has been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society, in recognition of his invaluable contributions to science. He has co-founded six deep tech companies and is a prolific inventor, inventions include a biochip that can detect cancers and their spread and how well a patient is responding to chemotherapy.

From cities of whale flesh to vents of sulphur and stone: Explore the deep sea this World Oceans Day

wxocean03 - A squat lobster in a coral garden on the southwestern flank of Rapa Nui Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Clearing sewer choke, plastic upcycling among activities featured in Go Green SG 2024

ST20240529_202483102997/wxgreen31/Brian Teo/Leow Wen Xuan/ A generic of the egg-shaped digester during the Go Green SG media preview at Ulu Pandan Water Reclamation Plant on May 29, 2024.ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO Note: EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 31, 10AM.

Boosting research for defence against diseases spread from animals to humans

The risk of outbreaks of zoonotic diseases has been increasing in recent years.

S’pore’s proposed second marine park in Lazarus South, Kusu is home to rare rocky shore, coral habitats

An aerial view of Lazarus South (top left) and Kusu Reef (bottom extreme right).

NEA steps up measures to deter littering in hot spots

ST20240503_202499561572 wxnea06 Azmi Athni// Two National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officers catching a smoker who was smoking under a shelter along Causeway Point shopping mall on May 3. Embargo until May 6, 11am. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

NTU scientists inspired by snail mucus and gecko feet to create strong adhesive

From left: Research Fellow Dr Liu Yangchengyi, Research Fellow Dr Linghu Changhong, PhD student Mr Huo Yucheng, Professor K Jimmy Hsia, President's Chair in Mechanical Engineering, and Undergraduate Mr Jiang Haoyu holding the Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) Adhesive Fibril Arrays at NTU on April 29, 2024.

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