Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences

Sleep Duration and Metabolic Biomarkers During Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study in a Multiracial Cohort

Abstract Objective: To examine associations between sleep duration and metabolic biomarkers in pregnant women. Methods: This nested case-control study involved 321 pregnant women from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth...

Photo‐Degradable Polyester Networks and Multi‐Photon Printed Objects Based on Cyclic Ketene Acetals

ABSTRACT Radical ring‐opening polymerization (RROP) of cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) constitutes a powerful avenue to biodegradable polyesters via radical polymerization. CKA‐based degradable polymers have been established mainly as linear polymers, while networks from CKA‐based R...

Early adolescent self-harm: examining prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic Asian birth cohort

Abstract Background Early adolescence marks a vulnerable developmental phase for the emergence of self-harm behaviours, which can potentially be life-threatening. However, the prevalence and risk factors of early adolescent self-harm, particularly in non-Western community-based p...