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Professor Shih Choon Fong Awarded 2018 Harvard Centennial Medal

Professor Shih Choon Fong was conferred the Centennial Medal from Harvard University for his contributions to society through research and higher education.

In the Lab

Japanese Study: Acupuncture May Prevent Muscle Loss In Elderly And Patients

A team of Japanese researchers have found that acupuncture therapy may benefit the elderly and patients who suffer from loss of skeletal muscle mass.

In the Lab

One Test, Two Uses: Diagnosing Both Muscle-Wasting & Heart Failure

A simple screening method for sarcopenia, which causes muscle mass loss, was just found to be surprisingly effective at diagnosing heart failure risk.

In the Lab

Making A Point With Elastic Diamonds

Researchers have shaped diamonds into nanoneedles that can bend and stretch, contrary to earlier notions that diamonds are hard and brittle.

Technology

Wearable OLED Patch Helps Heal Wounds

By mounting flexible OLEDs, batteries and anti-superheating devices on a thin film, scientists have developed a wearable patch that can facilitate wound healing.

Features

Placing Science At The Heart Of Society

Science cannot be done in a vacuum, but must interface with the general public, the media and politics if progress is to be sustained, said a distinguished panel of speakers at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2018.

Features

Accounting For Complexity

Although financial analysts are sophisticated and savvy investors, even they are tripped up by the complex nature of derivatives, says Assistant Professor Hye Sun Chang of the SMU School of Accountancy.

Features

When The Public Gets Personal

Crisis communication could be improved if practitioners learn to recognise the underlying emotions behind the public’s response, says SMU Professor Augustine Pang.

7 Must-Read Stories In May 2018

Prominent personalities, therapies for HIV infection and cool feats of engineering were topics of interest in the month of May.

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