News and features: 2005

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December

Genome of deadly fungus sequenced Genome of deadly fungus sequenced. 22 Dec 2005 The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute gets £340m funding boost Leading centre gets £340m funding boost. 21 Dec 2005 'Survivor' gene identified 16 Dec 2005 Wellcome Trust and publishers reach agreement on open access 15 Dec 2005 Wellcome Trust and publishers reach agreement on open access Wellcome Trust and publishers reach agreement. 15 Dec 2005 Feature Big is best? Our genes have a big influence on our health - but usually in subtle, difficult-to-discern ways. It is now recognised that pinning down their effects will require large sample sizes - basically, the bigger the better. A recent conference co-funded by the Wellcome Trust and the European Commission looked at possible future developments in Europe. 13 Dec 2005 Newborn hearing screening leads to earlier referral Hearing screening of all newborn babies leads to earlier referral. 13 Dec 2005 New way to estimate total malaria parasite loads New way to estimate total malaria parasite loads. 06 Dec 2005 ALSPAC award renewed Unique resource of health and lifestyle data gets £14.2m core funding. 05 Dec 2005 Research: Intergenic interference 05 Dec 2005 Update: New website provides oral history of diabetes New website provides oral history of diabetes. 05 Dec 2005 Data collected on herbicide self-poisoning in Sri Lanka Largest set of data collected. 02 Dec 2005 Drug users risk-taking impaired Drug users show abnormal brain activity during risk-taking. 01 Dec 2005
November

Research: Fresh hope for inflammatory disorders Parasitic worm may hold the key. 23 Nov 2005 Research: Future scanning 21 Nov 2005 New state-of-the-art laboratories opened Four new Trust-funded labs for research into deadly diseases. 21 Nov 2005 Research: Schizophrenia - cAMP interactions 18 Nov 2005 Research: Craniofacial development genes 18 Nov 2005 Bees' colour vision more sophisticated than previously thought Bees' colour vision more sophisticated than previously thought. 15 Nov 2005 Update: New windows for Trust HQ Timorous Beasties win commission for windows at 215 Euston Road. 15 Nov 2005 Malaria risk at home 08 Nov 2005 New discovery about the activation of T cells New discovery about the activation of T cells. 07 Nov 2005 Research: Preventing diabetes Research: Preventing diabetes 05 Nov 2005 Assessing malnutrition: Measuring upper arm circumference proves useful Measuring upper arm circumference proves useful. 04 Nov 2005 Research: Guiding the optical nerve 03 Nov 2005 UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council public presentation Public presentation and discussion in London on Monday 28 November 2005. 03 Nov 2005 Update: National Science Learning Centre opens Support in teaching exciting science for UK science teachers, technicians and support staff. 01 Nov 2005 Teachers' TV and the Wellcome Trust to support new science courses Wellcome Trust co-produce programmes to be broadcast as part of 'Science Week'. 01 Nov 2005 Research: Protein complex has a special role in nervous system 24 Nov 2004
October

Wellcome Library - a national treasure 28 Oct 2005 Sustainable research funding and full economic costs UK universities change the way they calculate the cost of research. 28 Oct 2005 Consortium complete HapMap 27 Oct 2005 British and Norwegian biobanks to collaborate Anglo-Norwegian scientific cooperation aims to find cures for chronic childhood ills. 27 Oct 2005 Drug Discovery at Dundee 25 Oct 2005 Research: Reassessing BCG 25 Oct 2005 Update: ALSPAC insights Update: ALSPAC insights 25 Oct 2005 Cash injection for malaria research 20 Oct 2005 Research: RNASE structure 20 Oct 2005 UKCRC autumn 2005 update 19 Oct 2005 Wellcome Trust genome campus extension opened 14 Oct 2005 Seeding Drug Discovery 13 Oct 2005 Feature Avian flu Outbreaks of avian influenza in Asia have raised fears of a global epidemic. The question appears to be not if a flu pandemic will begin, but when. 08 Oct 2005 Feature Three-day event: T-cell behaviour in type 1 diabetes T-cell behaviour in type 1 diabetes. 05 Oct 2005 Doxycycline found to delay the onset of muscular dystrophy Study finds that doxycycline could delay the onset of muscle weakness. 05 Oct 2005 Feature Is size everything? Controlling human brain size Controlling human brain size. 04 Oct 2005 Mosquitocidal fungi: a new way to tackle malaria? Mosquitocidal fungi are being tested as a possible new way to tackle the spread of malaria. 03 Oct 2005 Research: Protein kinases and cancer 03 Oct 2005 The structures of more than 100 proteins are placed in the public domain Structural Genomics Consortium places the structures of more than 100 proteins in the public domain. 03 Oct 2005 New study explores the relationship between low food intake and lifespan Study questions the widely held belief that low food intake extends lifespan simply by reducing calorie intake. 03 Oct 2005 Feature Directions of travel The Wellcome Trust's new Strategic Plan, Making a Difference, is about providing research communities with the opportunities to make real progress, says Dr Mark Walport. 01 Oct 2005
September

Feature All in the mind: Searching for the neural basis of consciousness Searching for the neural basis of consciousness. 30 Sep 2005 New findings shed light on the relationship between genes and brain size Genes coding for proteins found in the mitotic spindle discovered to play a key role in controlling brain size. 30 Sep 2005 TRAMPling on RNA 30 Sep 2005 Pharmacogenetics book wins prize Adam Hedgecoe gets prize for 'The Politics of Personalised Medicine: Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic'. 30 Sep 2005 Open Access a must for Wellcome Trust researchers 29 Sep 2005 Researchers set to find 'genetic signposts' for eight diseases 28 Sep 2005 Feature Why don't we have a malaria vaccine? The need is great, but the biology is complex and the economics disadvantageous. 27 Sep 2005 EUHEALTHGEN 20 Sep 2005 Wellcome Trust sets sights for next five years 19 Sep 2005 Feature Blind beta cells: Glucose sensing and the origins of diabetes Glucose sensing and the origins of diabetes. 18 Sep 2005 Feature Revisiting Spanish flu The Spanish flu pandemic is often viewed as a devastating follow-on to the horrors of World War I. In fact, the two were much more closely entwined. 18 Sep 2005 Feature Dissecting diabetes: The genetic basis of a complex disease The genetic basis of a complex disease. 15 Sep 2005 New 3Rs website launched New website to help scientists apply the best standards of animal welfare in research. 15 Sep 2005 Update: The Structural Genomics Consortium 15 Sep 2005 Research: Breathing rate can be measured through fingertip Breathing rate can be measured through fingertip 15 Sep 2005 School teachers mark themselves down 12 Sep 2005 New report puts UK primary science in the spotlight New report puts UK primary science in the spotlight. 12 Sep 2005 Organisations address research misuse threat 08 Sep 2005 Attention for neglected diseases 08 Sep 2005 Neglected diseases: New drugs on the way? Change in research support could lead to new drugs, says report. 08 Sep 2005 Research: Relief and reward in the brain 08 Sep 2005 The New Landscape of Neglected Disease Drug Development Executive Summary covering known neglected disease drug Research & Development (R&D) from 1975 to end 2004. 07 Sep 2005 The New Landscape of Neglected Disease Drug Development covering known neglected disease drug Research & Development (R&D) from 1975 to end 2004. Updated with changes. 07 Sep 2005 Appointment of chief investment officer 05 Sep 2005 New research awards from the Engaging Science grants programme 'Society Awards: Research' launched 05 Sep 2005
August

Treatment for severe malaria: Trials show artesunate is more effective than quinine Trials show artesunate is more effective than quinine. 30 Aug 2005 Traditional Chinese medicine cuts malaria mortality 26 Aug 2005 Funding: Hookworms used to treat asthma Trials explore how hookworms may help reduce symptoms. 25 Aug 2005 Research: New dipstick helps detect several viruses simultaneously Research: New dipstick helps detect several viruses simultaneously 25 Aug 2005 Funding: Major Overseas Programmes renewals Up to £36 million allocated for overseas programmes. 19 Aug 2005 UKCRC Summer 2005 update 10 Aug 2005 UK Biobank gets new Chief Executive and Principal Investigator Professor Rory Collins to lead project from 1 September 2005. 08 Aug 2005
July

Proteins seen in Alzheimer's disease are constantly recycled Proteins seen in Alzheimer's disease are constantly being recycled. 28 Jul 2005 Appointment of Chairman designate 21 Jul 2005 Research: How skeletal and muscle components are formed 21 Jul 2005 Research: Mouse gene promotes germ cells Research: Mouse gene promotes germ cells 17 Jul 2005 Feature Tackling tritryps: Biology and business of drug development The biology and business of drug development. 15 Jul 2005 Feature Moving forward: The trypanosome flagellum The trypanosome flagellum. 15 Jul 2005 Feature United front: Uncovering the tritryp genomes Uncovering the tritryp genomes. 15 Jul 2005 Feature Fighting back: Immune response to Leishmania and vaccine development The immune response to Leishmania and vaccine development. 15 Jul 2005 Feature Puppy dogs tales: Breaking tritryps transmission Breaking the transmission of the tritryps. 15 Jul 2005 Feature Three of a kind: History and legacy of the tritryp parasites The history and legacy of the tritryp parasites. 15 Jul 2005 Research: Neglected diseases sequenced Key parasites that plague developing countries decoded. 15 Jul 2005 Triple disease sequencing 14 Jul 2005 Wellcome wetlands wins conservation award 12 Jul 2005 Biomedical Image Awards 2005 12 Jul 2005 Research: Protein complex accelerates important nuclear RNA-processing machine 03 Jul 2005 Clinical Research Infrastructure Initiative launched Major new grants scheme launched. 01 Jul 2005
June

'Where is Science Going?' Competition Teachers: Win funding for professional development. 30 Jun 2005 Feature Rehabilitating phlegm: Phlegm affects chronic lung diseases 29 Jun 2005 Grand challenges in global health initiative 27 Jun 2005 Research: The role of the hippocampus in memory 26 Jun 2005 Turning the pages of history online 20 Jun 2005 'Brain works overtime' to help out after a stroke 17 Jun 2005 Research: The brain after a stroke Healthy parts of the brain work overtime to help out. 17 Jun 2005 Funding: Livestock for Life initiative Animal Health in the Developing World public engagement scheme launched. 16 Jun 2005 Medical History - entire archive available online 08 Jun 2005
May

Sickle cell trait offers malaria protection to children 30 May 2005 Wellcome Trust announces open access plans 19 May 2005 Expansion plans for Europe's leading bioinformatics institute 13 May 2005 £74 million boost for patient centred research 12 May 2005 Science funders invite applications to run UK PubMed Central 12 May 2005 Feature Hare today: The history of myxomatosis in the UK 09 May 2005 Feature Read all about it: Opening up the open access debate 06 May 2005 Feature Small RNA: Big news Are genes the only interesting bits of the human genome? Protein-coding genes have hogged our attention, but now tiny RNAs are where the action is. 05 May 2005 Feature A goat is not just for Christmas: Animal health in the developing world 04 May 2005 New study could suggest novel ways to tackle viruses 02 May 2005
April

Counterfeit drugs: A vast and unreported problem says article A vast and under-reported problem, says article. 25 Apr 2005 Mass analysis of DNA from whole populations 20 Apr 2005 Social background may predict skeletal problems 19 Apr 2005 New vaccine generates complete, long-lasting protection against experimental malaria infection Trials show complete and long-lasting protection. 16 Apr 2005 Animation helping to understand delusional paranoia 13 Apr 2005 Oxford medical historian wins Templer Award Mark Harrison gets award for book on war time medicine. 04 Apr 2005 Research: Fifites superbug returns 02 Apr 2005 DOTS show the way to tackle the toughest TB 01 Apr 2005 Feature The devil is in the detail: The Sixth Global Forum on Bioethics in Research The Sixth Global Forum on Bioethics in Research. 01 Apr 2005
March

Study on non-human primate use in research Independent study set up to scrutinise primate use. 24 Mar 2005 Research: Overreacting intestine Gene variation found to increase susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease. 24 Mar 2005 Trust support for typhoid vaccine programme 22 Mar 2005 What sex did to X - and why 17 Mar 2005 Framework for research in developing countries 17 Mar 2005 Research: Breaking symmetry - cleaving mouse eggs Research has been conducted into the first division of fertilised mouse eggs. 17 Mar 2005 Feature Sound and vision: The blind and medicine in 19th-century France Blind people were key to the development of new medical technologies in 19th-century France. 12 Mar 2005 Research: Malaria burden greater than first thought Over half a billion cases of deadly form in 2002. 11 Mar 2005 New malaria research 10 Mar 2005 Research: DNA deletions and cancer 10 Mar 2005 Update: Future Face exhibition at the Science Museum Future Face exhibition at the Science Museum 10 Mar 2005 Bill and Melinda Gates visit the Wellcome Trust Bill and Melinda Gates visit the Wellcome Trust. 09 Mar 2005 Gut bacterium sequenced 04 Mar 2005
February

Feature Director's statement: A year of discovery A year of discovery 16 Feb 2006 Touch Me 24 Feb 2005 Research: Tissue destroyer sequenced 24 Feb 2005 Feature Left-right heart: Genes that control the asymmetry of the heart Genes that control the asymmetry of the heart. 22 Feb 2005 Research: Gender, genetics and autism 21 Feb 2005 Research: Symptoms of avian flu more diverse that expected 17 Feb 2005 Research: Chemical found in human eye makes mouse cells sensitive to light 17 Feb 2005 Clues to spread of avian flu 16 Feb 2005 Blood product saves children with malaria Albumin has dramatic effect on children with severe malaria. 16 Feb 2005 Blood product saves children with malaria 15 Feb 2005 Francis Crick digital archive 14 Feb 2005 Feature Hearts entwined: Clinical and basic scientists in cardiovascular harmony 12 Feb 2005 Research: T-cell development in the thymus 11 Feb 2005 International HapMap consortium expands mapping effort 07 Feb 2005 Wellcome Director visits Edinburgh CRF 03 Feb 2005 Wellcome Trust's response on care of human remains Wellcome Trust's response. 01 Feb 2005
January

Animal cloning and genetic 'memory' 31 Jan 2005 Research: Bacterial infections major cause of child mortality in Africa Bacterial infections major cause of death. 31 Jan 2005 Feature Cardiovascular disease in Eastern Europe Investigating low life expectancy and high rates of heart disease. 26 Jan 2005 Big Picture on Obesity Big Picture magazine spotlights obesity. 25 Jan 2005 Update: Hunterian Museum re-opening 3500 exhibits trace advance of medical science. 25 Jan 2005 Feature Head or heart? A philosophical take on modern medical research practices A philosophical take on modern medical research practices. 22 Jan 2005 Feature Avoiding the cut: Possible new alternatives to heart surgery Possible new alternatives to heart surgery. 17 Jan 2005 Research: The biotooth Research: The biotooth 15 Jan 2005 Update: Debating competition apes Pop Idol Science apes Pop Idol. 14 Jan 2005 Research: New polymer implants help rebuild faces New polymer implants help rebuild faces. 14 Jan 2005 Rebuilding faces 12 Jan 2005 Feature Ethnicity and cardiovascular risk New research highlights ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk. 12 Jan 2005 Wellcome Trust supports Government commitment to UK research 10 Jan 2005 Feature Heart art: Artist Lucy Orta explores the heart Artist Lucy Orta explores the metaphorical role of the heart in our culture. 05 Jan 2005

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