All Duke-NUS Medical School articles
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NewsScientists reveal gut microbes’ hidden role in anxiety—Could probiotics be the next mental health breakthrough?
Scientists have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and anxiety-related behaviour, suggesting that microbial metabolites – specifically indoles – play a direct role in regulating brain activity linked to anxiety.
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NewsShorter, smarter, safer: Short-course antibiotics can revolutionize healthcare
Researchers suggest that short-course antibiotic treatment could be the next game-changing strategy to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in various economic settings. It provides a cost-effective and practical approach that benefits both patients and the healthcare systems.
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NewsT cells’ capability to fully prevent acute viral infections opens new avenues for vaccine development
Scientists have discovered that T cells—white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens—can completely prevent viral infection, to an extent previously thought only possible due to neutralising antibodies.
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NewsStudy reveals early immune protection in the womb
Researchers have discovered that fetuses can manage their own immune responses to combat diseases and infections like Zika.
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NewsStudy finds outbreak detection under-resourced in Asia
A two-year assessment provides critical insights and recommendations for strengthening genomic sequencing for infectious disease surveillance in 13 South and Southeast Asian countries.
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NewsImmune response to dengue can predict risk of severe reinfections
Researchers have found that natural killer T (NKT) cells influence whether the immune response generates protective antibodies that neutralise dengue virus or harmful ones that could exacerbate the disease in future infections.
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NewsStudy identifies immunity threshold for protection against COVID-19 in children
Researchers have found rather than antibodies, other arms of the immune system – T cells and memory B cells – provide durable protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.
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NewsEpstein-Barr virus hijacks host genome boosting nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Researchers unravel the mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and host chromatin interactions in nasopharyngeal cancer cells.
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NewsZika virus vaccine emerges as an unlikely hero in battling brain cancer
Scientists have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumour growth, while sparing healthy cells.
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NewsPotential nasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate offers better and longer protection
Study shows that administering a COVID-19 vaccine as a nasal spray rather than a subcutaneous injection enhances the body’s long-term immune memory, thereby increasing the vaccine’s overall effectiveness.
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NewsMaternal dengue immunity worsens birth defects caused by Zika virus
A new study finds prior dengue antibodies substantially raise the risk of microcephaly and fetal defects with Zika infection.
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NewsNewly discovered antibodies can neutralize COVID-19 variants
Scientists have isolated potent neutralizing antibodies from a COVID-19 vaccinated SARS survivor that exhibited remarkable breadth against known sarbecoviruses.