In celebration of International Women’s Day
In a week-long campaign leading up to International Women’s Day, GloW’s International Women’s Day initiative has drawn attention to critical health issues impacting women globally. Covering topics such as nutrition, […]
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There’s an Alarming Rise in Diabetes during Pregnancy
A spike in diabetes during pregnancy, worsened by the pandemic, raises the risk of chronic diabetes, heart disease and birth complications.
Risk of gestational diabetes can be reduced through healthy eating, regular exercise: Joint study
A new study has found that eating healthily and exercising regularly can reduce the risk of gestational diabetes by up to 90 per cent. Researchers in Singapore and the US […]
Picked as Editor’s Choice for BMJ!
Dr Jiaxi Yang’s paper titled “Modifiable risk factors and long term risk of type 2 diabetes among individuals with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus: prospective cohort study” was featured […]
Assistant Professor Queenie Ling-Jun Li, Programme Head of Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health, won the prestigious National Clinician-Scientist Investigator Award 2021!
A huge congratulations to Dr Ling-Jun Li, Queenie, our programme head at the Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health who was awarded Clinician-Scientist Award Investigator (CSA-INV) at the National Medical […]
Assistant Professor Queenie Ling-Jun Li won an American Heart Association 2022 Paul Dudley White Scholar Award!
Dr Ling-Jun Li, Queenie, programme head at the Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health has won an American Heart Association 2022 Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award for abstract “Plasma […]
NUS researchers discover potential intergenerational impacts of physical activity and nutrition on placental methylation and fetal growth
A healthy diet and active lifestyle may benefit pregnant mothers and their children, as shown in the intergenerational impact of maternal nutrition and lifestyle before and during pregnancy on fetal […]