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Medical research

The shingles vaccine may have a dementia upside

Over the past year, data from separate vaccine rollouts in Wales, Australia, Canada and the US suggests the shingles vaccine  can delay the onset of dementia and slow down its progress, says the writer.
Over the past year, data from separate vaccine rollouts in Wales, Australia, Canada and the US suggests the shingles vaccine  can delay the onset of dementia and slow down its progress, says the writer.

Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate, shows study

The accuracy of AI is posing special challenges in medicine.
The accuracy of AI is posing special challenges in medicine.

Promising longevity molecule may help defend against Alzheimer’s disease: NUS Medicine study

jtaging - Dr Sheeja Navakkode and Prof Brian Kennedy, in the Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme’s laboratory.

CREDIT: NUS MEDICINE
jtaging - Dr Sheeja Navakkode and Prof Brian Kennedy, in the Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme’s laboratory.

CREDIT: NUS MEDICINE

Proteins in urine can be used to test for dengue, show likely severity of disease: S’pore study

azurine - Dr Andrew Teo, senior research fellow at the NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, and Dr Chia Po Ying, head of the research office at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, are among the authors of a study that found that two substances in urine are biomarkers for dengue, suggesting that a urine test could spot severe dengue early.
Credit: NTU LKCMedicine
azurine - Dr Andrew Teo, senior research fellow at the NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, and Dr Chia Po Ying, head of the research office at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, are among the authors of a study that found that two substances in urine are biomarkers for dengue, suggesting that a urine test could spot severe dengue early.
Credit: NTU LKCMedicine

Age, smoking, bacteria, genetic mutations together can raise risk of stomach cancer: S'pore study

Co-senior authors of the study: Professor Patrick Tan, Dean at Duke-NUS Medical School (left), and Professor Yeoh Khay Guan, Chief Executive of NUHS.

COPYRIGHT: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
Co-senior authors of the study: Professor Patrick Tan, Dean at Duke-NUS Medical School (left), and Professor Yeoh Khay Guan, Chief Executive of NUHS.

COPYRIGHT: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

Commentary

Singapore’s cancer screening gap is widening at a critical moment

In Singapore, cancer screening is recommended through the Healthier SG programme for early detection, focusing on breast, cervical and colorectal cancers.
In Singapore, cancer screening is recommended through the Healthier SG programme for early detection, focusing on breast, cervical and colorectal cancers.

Researchers move closer to home-based screening test that could catch cancer much earlier

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing an at-home cancer screening test that involves a bioengineered pill and a urine test.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing an at-home cancer screening test that involves a bioengineered pill and a urine test.

Doctors hope British archive can solve under-50s bowel cancer mystery

The project comes around a decade after the entire archive at St Mark’s was nearly consigned to the hospital incinerator.
The project comes around a decade after the entire archive at St Mark’s was nearly consigned to the hospital incinerator.

If death’s really optional, would you like to update your CV when you’re 100?

addie08 - Bryan Johnson in Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

Source/copyright: Netflix
addie08 - Bryan Johnson in Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

Source/copyright: Netflix

AI screening helps catch aggressive breast cancers earlier, Swedish trial finds

Women screened with AI support were also less likely to be diagnosed later with invasive tumours or aggressive cancer subtypes.
Women screened with AI support were also less likely to be diagnosed later with invasive tumours or aggressive cancer subtypes.

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