Beyond the Roads We Know: Bringing Cancer Awareness to Kampung Donglai
It was 6am on a Saturday during the school holidays. Journey to Kampung Donglai begins as the morning sun rises, lighting the way to a day of connection, care and […] [...]
Bridging the Data Gap for AI in Oral Cancer Detection: The MeMoSA-30000 Dataset
Oral cancer remains a major global health burden, but progress on AI-assisted screening has been constrained by the absence of large, real-world image datasets. We built the MeMoSA-30000 dataset, with […] [...]
Tech + Teeth: How MeMoSA® Is Helping Dentists Catch Problems Earlier
Most people go to the dentist for the usual things, fillings, scaling, maybe whitening. But behind the scenes, something much bigger is happening in clinics like Maxcare Platinum Dental, early […] [...]
Science, Teamwork and a Smartphone
The APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) is among the most respected awards in the Asia-Pacific, celebrating scientists whose work advances innovation while addressing real social needs. […] [...]
Finding Better Ways to Treat Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers in Asia, but survival rates remain low, especially when the disease is diagnosed late. Even with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, there […] [...]
Here’s how a Nobel Prize winning technology is being used to find a cure for oral cancer
This year, Professors Doudna and Charpentier were jointly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing technology that allows scientists to deftly edit DNA from virtually […] [...]
The Movember MANual
A guide to the most common cancers in Malaysian men Hello gents. As a modern man, you know the secret to living your best life. Eat lots of fruits and veggies. Drink plenty of water. […] [...]
Dr Annie Chai has been awarded the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Research Grant 2021!
Who is Dr Annie Chai? Dr Annie has been working to improve the survival for oral cancer patients – a debilitating disease that is more common in Asians. She had […] [...]
MeMoSa® WebApp enables the early detection of oral cancer.
Did you know that 70% of oral cancer patients are diagnosed at advanced stages, III and IV, which lowers the cure rate to only 20%? A big factor to the late detection […] [...]
The first Malaysian-made oral cancer vaccine!
More than 370,000 patients are diagnosed with head and neck cancer every year, and sadly, there has been less improvement in survival when compared to other cancers, such as breast and prostate […] [...]