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When cancer takes a deadly turn: NUS study sheds a new light on cancer metastasis

The ability of cancer cells to metastasise, or spread from one part of the body to another, is one of the reasons why cancer can be extremely challenging to treat. However, the process that drives metastasis is complex and not fully understood.
22-Sep-2023 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Centre for Ion Beam Applications at NUS designated as IAEA’s first Collaborating Centre in Singapore

The Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), a multidisciplinary research centre at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently been designated as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre for Research and...
20-Sep-2023 4:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New insights to enhance treatment and diagnosis of blood cancer

A ground-breaking study by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed crucial insights into the role of the histone methyltransferase NSD2 and its epigenetic...
12-Sep-2023 3:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Ketogenic diet and its effects on tumour growth and 'wasting syndrome'

Professor Ashok Venkitaraman, Director of the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore, together with Assistant Professor Tobias Janowitz, Principal Investigator at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York,...
28-Aug-2023 8:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology aims to transform healthcare and surgical robots

Researchers from the National University of Singapore took a leaf out of nature’s book to develop ‘eAir’ — a novel pressure sensing technology that promises to transform minimally-invasive surgeries and implantable sensors. This novel...
18-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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NUS study: A patchwork of Wnt signalling ligands and receptors pattern the colours on the wings of butterflies

Some of the open research questions revolving Wnt signalling revolve around the extraordinary complexity in the number of Wnt pathway members, functioning both inside, outside, and at the surface of cells, and how different outputs of the pathway...
3-Aug-2023 8:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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NUS scientists develop a new class of artificial water channels for more efficient industrial water purification

Scientists from the National University of Singapore have successfully synthesised a special protein-mimic that can self-assemble into a pore structure. When incorporated into a lipid membrane, the pores permit selective transport of water across...
2-Aug-2023 8:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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NUS researchers develop novel approach for predicting resistance against cancer therapy

A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), led by Assistant Professor Anand Jeyasekharan, has discovered a unique combination of oncogenes that could predict...
18-Jul-2023 10:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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The National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university, which offers a global approach to education, research and entrepreneurship, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise. We have 17 faculties across three campuses in Singapore, with more than 40,000 students from 100 countries enriching our vibrant and diverse campus community. We have also established our NUS Overseas Colleges programme in more than 15 cities around the world.

Our multidisciplinary and real-world approach to education, research and entrepreneurship enables us to work closely with industry, governments and academia to address crucial and complex issues relevant to Asia and the world. Researchers in our faculties, 30 university-level research institutes, research centres of excellence and corporate labs focus on themes that include energy; environmental and urban sustainability; treatment and prevention of diseases; active ageing; advanced materials; risk management and resilience of financial systems; Asian studies; and Smart Nation capabilities such as artificial intelligence, data science, operations research and cybersecurity.

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