UK funding bodies urge universities to improve the design and reporting of animal research
The heads of the three main funding bodies for bioscience research in the UK have written an open letter urging universities and research institutes to ensure they observe guidelines to improve reporting of animal research.
22 May 2012
Archives from the pioneers of modern genetics to be brought together for the first time
The Wellcome Library is to bring the papers of the pioneers of modern genetics together in one place for the first time as part of a ground-breaking digitisation project, 'Modern Genetics and its Foundations'.
17 May 2012
NHS set to benefit from UK-led technologies
Video games, pioneering gene therapies and new medical devices are set to transform treatments on the NHS, with support from the Health Innovation Challenge Fund from the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust.
17 May 2012
Virtual reality allows researchers to measure brain activity at unprecedented resolution
Researchers have developed a new technique that allows them to measure brain activity during behaviour in large populations of nerve cells at the resolution of individual cells.
10 May 2012
Why women wiggling in high heels could help improve prosthetic limbs and robots
People walking normally, women tottering in high heels and ostriches strutting all exert the same forces on the ground despite their very differently shaped feet, according to research.
09 May 2012
'Superhuman' coming to Wellcome Collection in July
From Icarus to i-limbs, Wellcome Collection's major summer exhibition, 'Superhuman', explores the extraordinary ways people have sought to improve, adapt and enhance their body's performance.
04 May 2012
Delirium mouse model helps researchers understand the condition's causes
A new mouse model of delirium developed by Wellcome Trust researchers has provided an important insight into the mechanisms underlying the condition, bringing together two theories on its causes.
02 May 2012
Leading investments industry figure joins Wellcome Trust Board of Governors
Alan Brown, a leading figure in the investments community, is to join the Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust, it is announced today. He will take up his position on 1 May.
27 Apr 2012
Report outlines challenges and opportunities facing malaria research
Research to improve proven interventions to reduce the burden of malaria must go hand-in-hand with studies to understand its biology and develop new tools, a report from the Wellcome Trust has concluded.
25 Apr 2012
Study reveals how ancient viruses became genomic 'superspreaders'
Scientists have uncovered clues as to how our genomes became riddled with viruses. The study, supported by the Wellcome Trust, reveals important information about the so-called 'dark matter' of our genome.
24 Apr 2012
Standard & Poor's reaffirms Wellcome Trust's AAA credit rating
The Wellcome Trust announced today that its AAA (stable) credit rating has been reaffirmed by Standard & Poor's. The Trust continues to be rated Aaa (stable) by Moody's Investors Service (Moody's).
20 Apr 2012
Emergence of artemisinin resistance on Thai-Myanmar border raises spectre of untreatable malaria
Evidence that the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the frontline treatment for malaria on the border of Thailand and Myanmar is reported in the 'Lancet' today.
05 Apr 2012
Genome study confirms immune system link to disfiguring leg swelling
Genetic variants in a region of the genome linked to our immune response have been linked to an increased risk of podoconiosis, a disfiguring leg swelling caused by an abnormal reaction to minerals found in soil.
29 Mar 2012
Brains: The mind as matter
Wellcome Collection's major new exhibition (29 March to 17 June 2012) explores what humans have done to brains in the name of medical intervention, scientific enquiry, culture and technological change.
28 Mar 2012
The impossible staircase in our heads: how we visualise the world around us
Our interpretation of the world around us may have more in common with the impossible staircase illusion than it does the real world, according to research published today in the open access journal 'PLoS ONE'.
23 Mar 2012
People with autism have a greater ability to process information
People with autism have a greater than normal capacity for processing information and are better able to detect information defined as 'critical', according to a study published today.
22 Mar 2012
Wellcome Trust to launch £200 million investment business for healthcare and life sciences
The Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust has approved the creation of a new business that will invest in emerging businesses and technologies in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.
20 Mar 2012
Scientists map hotspots for genetic exchange in chimpanzees
Scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of Chicago have constructed the first genetic map in chimpanzees of recombination - the exchange of genetic material within a chromosome that makes us all unique.
16 Mar 2012
London 2012-inspired science experience debuts at Big Bang Fair in Birmingham
Young people from around the UK will get a hands-on insight into how their bodies work during exercise, movement and rest when the Wellcome Trust's In the Zone initiative arrives at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham next week.
14 Mar 2012
The treasures of Henry Wellcome
From a pair of wax hands to a shrunken head, a new display of photographs by Thom Atkinson in the windows of the Wellcome Trust celebrates the remarkable collection of treasures amassed by Sir Henry Wellcome.
09 Mar 2012
Nearby chimpanzee populations show much greater genetic diversity than distant human populations
Chimpanzee populations living in close proximity are substantially more different genetically than humans living on different continents, according to a study published today in 'PLoS Genetics'.
02 Mar 2012
Clean delivery kits linked to substantial reduction in neonatal deaths in South Asia
Providing clean delivery kits and improving birthing practices could halve the number of neonatal deaths following home births in South Asia, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust.
29 Feb 2012
'Wave' by Sigune Hamann
Visitors and passers-by will find themselves greeted by unknown figures waving to them at Wellcome Collection this March as a new art installation takes over the building's foyer and windows.
28 Feb 2012
Art and health in the slums: exploring the health concerns of Mumbai's poorest communities
Dharavi, one of the most disadvantaged areas of Mumbai, India, is to be home to an ambitious art exhibition - involving residents, artists and health professionals - expressing the health concerns of its residents.
24 Feb 2012
Outstanding scholars receive inaugural Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards in Medical Humanities
The Wellcome Trust today announces the first recipients of its Investigator Awards in Medical Humanities, awarded to world-class asking the most important questions at the interface of science, medicine and the humanities.
23 Feb 2012
Here Comes Good Health!
'Here Comes Good Health!', a new display at Wellcome Collection, explores Bermondsey Borough Council's innovative public health work through leaflets, photos and the pioneering educational films they produced.
22 Feb 2012
Scientists identify link between size of brain region and conformity
Every generation has its James Dean: the rebel who refuses to follow their peers. Now, a new study has found a link between the amount of grey matter in one brain region and an individual's likelihood of conforming.
21 Feb 2012
Computer programs may be able to identify individuals most at risk of anxiety and mood disorders
Computer programs can be taught to differentiate between the brain scans of healthy adolescents and those most at risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression.
16 Feb 2012
Ultrasound study provides first direct evidence of effect of malaria on fetal growth
A study of almost 3800 pregnancies has provided the most accurate and direct evidence to date that malaria infection reduces early fetal growth. The research highlights the importance of preventing malaria in pregnancy.
10 Feb 2012
Wellcome Trust "creates science legacy" from London 2012
From today, pupils at every school and college across the UK will get the opportunity to learn how their bodies work during exercise, movement and rest with free experiment kits from the Wellcome Trust's In the Zone initiative.
09 Feb 2012
Testosterone makes us less cooperative and more egocentric
Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, recent research has found. The findings may have implications for how group decisions are affected by dominant individuals.
01 Feb 2012
Genetics study reveals how bacteria behind serious childhood diseases evolve to evade vaccines
Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. The study has implications for how future vaccines can be made more effective.
30 Jan 2012
New malaria maps to guide battle against the disease
A new suite of malaria maps has revealed the current global pattern of the disease in unprecedented detail, allowing researchers to see how malaria has changed over several years.
24 Jan 2012
Ways to prevent mitochondrial diseases to be assessed in new £5.8 million Wellcome Trust centre
Research that could pave the way for IVF treatment to prevent mitochondrial diseases will take place at the new Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research at Newcastle University thanks to a £5.8m funding boost.
19 Jan 2012
Counterfeit and substandard antimalaria drugs threaten crisis in Africa
Hopes of controlling malaria in Africa could be dashed by the emergence of poor-quality and fraudulent antimalarial medicines, warn experts. Unless urgent action is taken, millions of lives could be put at risk.
16 Jan 2012
Scientists find link between gene and sensitivity to emotional environment
Researchers at the University of Essex have shown that a genetic variant could make some people more sensitive to their emotional environment - and more susceptible to anxiety disorders - than others.
13 Jan 2012
Artist collects false memories at free event
Have you ever remembered something a certain way, only to find that it never happened? Artist Alasdair Hopwood is inviting you to contribute your false memories to a new project called the False Memory Archive.
12 Jan 2012
Spasticity gene finding provides clues to causes of nerve cell degeneration
The discovery of a gene that causes a form of hereditary spastic paraplegia may provide an important insight into what causes axons, the stems of our nerve cells, to degenerate in conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
10 Jan 2012
New guide to boost science media relations in African institutions
A new guide for media relations practitioners working in African institutions aims to encourage better practice and to help the media officers position African research in the global arena.
09 Jan 2012
Wellcome Trust initiative links science to the Olympic and Paralympic Games for everyone in 2012
As the world focuses on the feats of human performance that will take place in London next summer, the Wellcome Trust is leading an initiative to engage the public with the science of how their own body works.
06 Jan 2012