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Understand what we measure.
And why it matters.

The clinical library behind the VITAL Longevity Screen — evidence-based explainers of the markers we measure, the research that informs how we read them, and the reasoning behind every result. Built for patients who want to understand their results, not just receive them.

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V Vascular

Foundational

What is Lipoprotein(a) — and should you test it in Singapore?

A genetic cardiovascular risk factor not measured in standard health screens. Why one in five people inherits elevated Lp(a), what the evidence shows, and how to know your number.

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T Training

Foundational

VOâ‚‚ Max: why fitness may predict long-term health better than you think

The single most reliable predictor of all-cause mortality. What it actually measures, why a treadmill protocol differs from a wearable estimate, and how to interpret your number.

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Foundational

Longevity Medicine in Singapore: from research to practical screening

What longevity medicine actually means in clinical practice — beyond the supplements and biohacking. The evidence base, what’s testable today, and where the field is heading.

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L Lifestyle

You’re wearing a WHOOP. Here’s what it can’t tell you.

Wearables track how your body responds — not what’s driving the response. The eight clinical domains a wrist-worn device cannot measure, and where the gap matters.

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A Ageing

Foundational

Perimenopause in Singapore — and why it gets missed

The commonest symptoms here are joint and muscle discomfort, poor sleep and brain fog. Hot flushes rank fifth. What the Singapore data shows, how the diagnosis is actually made, and what changed with HRT in 2025.

11 min read
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T Training

Foundational

Sarcopenia in Singapore — the silent loss of muscle

Muscle mass declines from your thirties, and the loss is invisible until function goes with it. Why grip strength and gait speed predict how well you age, and what can be done about it.

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V Vascular

Foundational

Insulin resistance — the metabolic shift that hides in plain sight

It develops years before glucose or HbA1c move, which is why a normal blood sugar result does not rule it out. What HOMA-IR measures, why it matters early, and what shifts it.

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