by Abriel | Mar 29, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
Scientists here are a step closer to developing cancer treatments tailored for individual patients, which are more effective and less time-consuming. Their dream is for such customised treatments to replace current ones that are delivered largely through trial and...
by Abriel | Mar 28, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mr Dominique Dillon grew up without his father, and the void filled him with anger and sorrow. But the unwavering support of other adults showed him a life with love and hope, and today he devotes himself to paying it forward. Mr Dominique Dillon’s parents were never...
by Abriel | Mar 26, 2018 | 2018, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
Czech supermodel, entrepreneur and philanthropist Petra Nemcova, 38, was in Singapore recently to attend a fund-raiser for the Indonesian arm of her charity, Happy Hearts Fund. She started the charity – which rebuilds schools in areas that have been impacted by...
by Abriel | Mar 26, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
For over 20 years, Australian Kate Hood had a glistening career as an actress, writer and director. However in 2002, at age 43, her world crumbled when she was diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia, a genetic disorder that progressively weakens the legs. What...
by Abriel | Mar 24, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
Hospitals such as the National University Hospital (NUH) are stepping up efforts to combat the scourge of latent tuberculosis (TB), in which people, usually aged 50 and over, unknowingly are carriers of an inactive form of the disease. Two in three of new cases...
