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Enabling Detection and Provision of Dental Care for Older Adults by Non-Specialized Dental Care Personnel to Improve Quality of Life and Healthy Aging

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Soraya León Araya, DDS, MSc, PhD | University of Talca; Rodrigo A. Giacaman, PhD; Mauricio Véliz, PhD; Marcelo Rioseco, PhD
Competition Sponsor: National Agency for Research and Development of…

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Antimicrobial Artificial Saliva for Elderly Diabetics: A New Approach to Improve Their Quality of Life

Juan Forero, PhD | Oral & Tissue Bioengineering Lab – Universidad de Valparaíso; Pablo Fuentealba, PhD; Fanny Guzmán, PhD; Paula Santana, PhD; Issis Luque, PhD
Competition Sponsor: National Agency for Research and Development of Chile
Awardee Year: 2025

Diabetes mellitus is a global health challenge with systemic and

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Effects of Active Exergames Program on Muscle Strength, Lower Limb Muscle Mass and Physical Fitness in Older Adults at Risk of Falls

Paloma Lillo Urzúa, MSc | Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez; Jorge Ugarte, MSc; Igor Cigarroa Cuevas, PhD
Competition Sponsor: National Agency for Research and Development of Chile
Awardee Year: 2025

Falls in older adults have been associated with a decrease in physical activity, the level of functionality and an increase in

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RENEW: Retarding Aging Exercise-Induced Changes in Microbiome to Ease Inflammaging, Nurturing Well-being.

David C. Andrade, PhD | High Altitude Physiology and Medicine Research Center (FIMEDALT), Biomedical Department Faculty of Health Sciences; Camila Salazar-Ardiles, PhD
Competition Sponsor: National Agency for Research and Development of Chile
Awardee Year: 2025 Chile is one of the Latin American countries with the largest number of older adults…

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Harnessing Metaplasticity Through Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Novel Approach to Combat Age-Related Cognitive Decline

Saji Kumar Sreedharan, PhD | National University of Singapore; Tor Pherm Chern, MBBS, MMed, FAMS; Xiaowei Tan, MBBS, PhD | Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2025

Age-related cognitive decline compromises health and independence, largely due to

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In Silico Discovery of Natural NNMT Inhibitors as Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics

Vincenzo Sorrentino, PhD | National University of Singapore; Sajikumar Sreedharan, PhD, NUS; Cui Liang, PhD, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2025

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common dementia type, affecting around 8.8% of Singaporeans aged

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High-throughput Screening to Identify Drugs that Reverse Aging Clocks in Vitro and Could Mitigate Progeroid Phenotypes

Brian Kennedy, PhD, NUS | National University of Singapore; Vincenzo Sorrentino, PhD, NUS; Jan Gruber, PhD, NUS; Kamil Pabis, MSc, NUS; Oliver Dreesen, PhD, ASTAR; Tay Jian Hua, MSc, NUS
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2025

Our long-term goal is to

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Vocal Biomarkers for Early Detection and Subtype Differentiation of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Singapore

Feng Lei, PhD | National University of Singapore; Bao Zhiming, PhD; Cao Luwen, PhD; Christopher Chen Li Hsain, BMBCh, FRCPE
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2025 Singapore’s rapidly aging population faces a growing burden of dementia, making early detection of Mild…

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Reversing Brain Aging Through Individualized fMRI-Based Thought Manipulations

Junhong Yu, PhD | Nanyang Technological University; Goh Wen Bin Wilson, PhD; Andrea Maier, MD, PhD, FRACP
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2025 Our brains can ‘age’ more rapidly in relation to disease and ill health, making them appear older than…

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A Single-Arm, Open-Label Study to Examine the Effectiveness of an Accelerated Theta Burst Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Function Among Patients with Amnesia Mild Cognitive Impairment

Xiaowei Tan, MD, PhD | Institute of Mental Health; Yao Fengyuan, MD; Tor Phern Chern, MD; Goh Shih Ee, MD; Jonathan Lee, MD
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2025  

Emerging evidence suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) enhances cognition

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