Mapping the Future: A New Blueprint for Understanding Down Syndrome
For over 60 years, science has known the “what” of Down syndrome: an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is…
Ending Tuberculosis Is Achievable — If We Act Now
Global targets under the End TB Strategy of the World Health Organization have not been met — not only because…
Why do we have a “standing pandemic”?
Let’s give TB the attention it deserves, especially now. Why now? Three reasons.
Our DNA holds part of the key to endometriosis
Endometriosis is a debilitating complex disease where endometrial-like cells grow on organs outside of the uterus and which has been…
Rethinking Parkinson’s: A Brain Network Disorder
For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been primarily understood as a movement disorder. When we think of Parkinson’s, we typically picture…
Wake-Up Call: Why Sleep Disorders Deserve Urgent Attention
World Sleep Day There is increasing recognition that sleep is a critical component of human health. The statement is often…
Endometriosis: Why Awareness Still Matters
Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects an estimated 1 in 10 women of reproductive age…
Duke-NUS scientists identify more effective way to detect poultry viruses in live markets
Testing air and surfaces can detect dangerous viruses earlier and more comprehensively than testing birds alone. Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical…
Stress and Cancer: How What We Feel Affects Our Body
Many people have heard that “stress is bad for your health,” but beyond affecting our mood and blood pressure, it…
Lymphedema: quo vadis?
Every year on World Lymphedema Day, attention turns to a condition that affects millions of people worldwide but still remains…