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A study in mice has shown that a modified version of the LDH inhibitory drug stiripentol can suppress drug-resistant epilepsy.

A genome-wide analysis has revealed that Chinese populations have only 10 out of 44 of the genes linked to psoriasis.

Researchers now have an expanded palette of super-bright luminescent proteins at their disposal.

Plant biologist Professor Keiko Torii has been awarded the 2015 Fellow of American Society of Plant Biologists Award.

Infineum has pledged US$150,000 for chemical engineering scholarships at NUS or NTU over the next five years.

Medical devices may sound like a modern invention, but they in fact have helped us manage and treat diseases for centuries. Here are our top ten picks of medical gadgets that play a significant role in our lives, many of them so ubiquitous that we sometimes take them for granted.

From a device that beeps if it catches you slouching to the use of Google Glass during surgeries, here are the latest in wearable devices and digital healthcare.

NUS researchers will have access to Agilent's latest bioanalytical instruments for studies on cardiovascular and other drugs.

Visitors to the 2015 Affordable Art Fair were invited to collaborate with a robot "artist" to make pop art sketches.