Editorial Features

  A deep dive into the genomes of Singapore’s three major Asian ethnic groups holds the promise to wide-ranging implications for precision medicine across the globe. When perusing the label on a drug packet, you will likely be presented with two dose recommendations: one for adults and one for children. While you may find that […]

Making Precision Medicine Mainstream Precision medicine is already impacting patients’ lives and could help doctors do more for their patients, says PRECISE’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Tai E Shyong. Think about the last time you visited your doctor. You probably sat down and told her about your symptoms, had a quick physical examination and—if there […]

GENES, GENOMES AND YOU: PRECISION MEDICINE KEYWORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW. Do you know the difference between a gene and a genome? Here’s a list of must-know terms and concepts to guide you through the science of precision medicine.

While individual patients have much to gain from precision medicine, when done responsibly, it is healthcare as a whole that could potentially be transformed. Benefits for Patients and Populations Compare yourself with a stranger on the street and you could probably come up a long list of what make the two of you different: your […]

As healthcare shifts towards a more personalised, patient-centric approach, it’s crucial to establish what precision medicine can—and cannot—achieve. What Precision Medicine Is Not Whether you know it as personalised, individualised or genomic medicine, one thing is for sure: there’s a lot of hope riding on precision medicine. Borne out of advances in genome sequencing and […]

In light of the RIE2025’s recent launch, here’s how precision medicine and PRECISE will help Singapore achieve its goal to advance human health and potential across all fronts. Putting precision into practice While Singapore may certainly be a bustling metropolis today, the early days of the emerging Republic were markedly different. Grappling with the country’s […]

Powering the Next Generation of Biomedical Research Singapore’s National Precision Medicine Strategy will not only improve healthcare within the country but enable the next wave of healthcare innovations, says Professor Patrick Tan, Executive Director of PRECISE. In October 1990, researchers across the globe embarked on The Human Genome Project—allowing us to read the complete genetic […]

Including Asian genomes to increase the diversity of genomic databases is the first step towards targeted, more effective clinical approaches to treat and prevent disease. Investing in diversity for a healthier tomorrow The biological blueprints for each one-of-a-kind individual are encoded in six billion DNA building blocks or base pairs. Given how each person is […]

The Government has established Precision Health Research, Singapore to coordinate the country’s 10-year strategy in this area. Its executive director Professor Patrick Tan shared more details.

As the benefits of precision medicine depend on having large databases of health information, PRECISE is committed to making its data freely—and securely—accessible. Imagine bringing your elderly mother to the hospital. Like many other people her age, she has multiple conditions, in this case, high blood pressure, a history of breast cancer and most recently, […]