SINGAPORE - Microbiome - micro organisms that naturally live on, and inside, human bodies - could be the new foot soldiers to fight obesity and chronic diseases such as cancer, with a research centre set up to help win the war.
With a deepened understanding of how microbiome is related to these diseases, researchers at the centre in the school's Novena campus hope to translate their discoveries into improved diagnostics and new treatments for patients. "However, in unhealthy individuals, the imbalance of the microbes causes the body to be more susceptible to disorders such as obesity, cardio-metabolic diseases, cancers, lung and skin diseases."
Professor Joseph Sung, dean of LKCMedicine, said the set-up of the centre is exciting as"microbiome represents an emerging field of research that has the potential to change medicine". He added that the centre will serve as a hub where scientists, clinicians and industry partners can collaborate and exchange knowledge and know-how.
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