News and features: 2005
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Update: Wellcome Witness
23 Dec 2005
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute gets £340m funding boost
Leading centre gets £340m funding boost.
21 Dec 2005
Research: Integrins and mammary glands
17 Dec 2005
'Survivor' gene identified
16 Dec 2005
Research: 'Survivor' gene identified
Why some could be twice as likely to survive pneumonia or MRSA.
16 Dec 2005
Update: Glasgow PhD students win competition
15 Dec 2005
Wellcome Trust and publishers reach agreement on open access
Wellcome Trust and publishers reach agreement.
15 Dec 2005
Research: Recent progress in trypanosome research
Three different projects look into tackling trypanosomes.
14 Dec 2005
Research: DHEA and wound healing
14 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
Summer School on 'Neuroscience, Ethics and Society'
A Summer School on 'Neuroscience, Ethics and Society' took place in Sept 05.
13 Dec 2005
Newborn hearing screening leads to earlier referral
Hearing screening of all newborn babies leads to earlier referral.
13 Dec 2005
Chilean initiative to improve health of elderly assessed
Chilean initiative to improve health of elderly assessed.
12 Dec 2005
Seventh Global Forum on Bioethics in Research
The seventh Global Forum, Karachi, Pakistan, 17-19 February 2006.
12 Dec 2005
Newly published Witness Seminar transcripts
Two major advances in medicine described in newly published Witness Seminar transcripts.
07 Dec 2005
New funding for the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL gets new funding.
06 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
Pulse: Young people's arts inspired by biomedical science
Young people's arts inspired by biomedical science.
05 Dec 2005
Update: New website provides oral history of diabetes
New website provides oral history of diabetes.
05 Dec 2005
Drug users risk-taking impaired
Drug users show abnormal brain activity during risk-taking.
01 Dec 2005
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Non-psychotic individuals may be psychosis carriers
Non-psychotic individuals may be psychosis carriers.
30 Nov 2005
Research: Regulatory T cells
29 Nov 2005
Update: New head for Africa Centre
25 Nov 2005
Funding: How malaria spreads
24 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: Craniofacial development genes
18 Nov 2005
Research: Schizophrenia - cAMP interactions
18 Nov 2005
Science for All? The Wellcome Trust Engaging Science Conference
The Wellcome Trust Engaging Science Conference.
16 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 'depends on living conditions'
Living conditions can play a major role in susceptibility, says study.
09 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
Assessing malnutrition: Measuring upper arm circumference proves useful
Measuring upper arm circumference proves useful.
04 Nov 2005
UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council public presentation
Public presentation and discussion in London on Monday 28 November 2005.
03 Nov 2005
Research: Guiding the optical nerve
03 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
Update: National Science Learning Centre opens
Support in teaching exciting science for UK science teachers, technicians and support staff.
01 Nov 2005
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Resource: Wellcome Science launched
New magazine covers the latest developments in medical science.
31 Oct 2005
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
Wellcome Library receives recognition
The Library collections are awarded 'Designation' status.
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
HapMap Consortium publishes landmark human genetic variation catalogue
Landmark human genetic variation catalogue published.
27 Oct 2005
Drug Discovery at Dundee
25 Oct 2005
Neglected diseases drug discovery gets ?8.1m boost
University of Dundee gets ?8.1 million to develop new therapies.
25 Oct 2005
Research: Reassessing BCG
25 Oct 2005
Cash injection for malaria research
20 Oct 2005
Research: RNASE structure
20 Oct 2005
Update: The UK Clinical Research Collaboration second newsletter
The UKCRC reports significant progress.
19 Oct 2005
Wellcome Trust genome campus extension opened
14 Oct 2005
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus extension is opened
New research facilities opened by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal.
14 Oct 2005
Seeding Drug Discovery
13 Oct 2005
Seeding Drug Discovery initiative launched
Pilot scheme to fund researchers involved in early drug discovery projects launched.
13 Oct 2005
Professor John Todd to lead a new programme in human and medical genetics
Professor John Todd is to lead a new programme in human and medical genetics at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
10 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
Funding: People Awards
08 Oct 2005
Funding: A selection of the grants awarded in 2005
A selection of the grants awarded in 2005.
07 Oct 2005
Feature
Three-day event: T-cell behaviour in type 1 diabetes
T-cell behaviour in type 1 diabetes.
05 Oct 2005
New method developed to assess the severity of itch
A new tool to measure scratching is being used to find out more about skin irritation.
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
Wellcome Trust Open Door Workshops to tour Latin America
Two of the Wellcome Trust's Open Door Workshops are to tour Latin America.
04 Oct 2005
Research highlights the pain-relieving impact of acupuncture
Research reveals that the pain-relieving impact of acupuncture is greater than a placebo.
04 Oct 2005
Changes to grants eligibility
Core eligibility for grants in the UK and Republic of Ireland is being extended.
04 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
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
Update: ReDiscover workshop
03 Oct 2005
Feature
Changes to Grant Conditions and application guidelines
The Wellcome Trust has recently updated its Grant Conditions, which took effect from the beginning of the Wellcome Trust's financial year, 1 October 2005. Two major changes centre on open access and final grant payment.
01 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
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All in the mind: Searching for the neural basis of consciousness
Searching for the neural basis of consciousness.
30 Sep 2005
TRAMPling on RNA
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
Pharmacogenetics book wins prize
Adam Hedgecoe gets prize for 'The Politics of Personalised Medicine: Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic'.
30 Sep 2005
Heading the ball could put footballers at risk of developing neuropsychological problems
How heading the ball could put footballers at risk of developing neuropsychological problems.
29 Sep 2005
Open access to become a must for Wellcome Trust researchers
Open access to become a must for Wellcome Trust researchers.
29 Sep 2005
Researchers set to find 'genetic signposts' for eight diseases
Researchers set to find 'genetic signposts' for eight diseases.
28 Sep 2005
EUHEALTHGEN
20 Sep 2005
Wellcome Trust sets sights for next five years
19 Sep 2005
Wellcome Trust Strategic Plan 2005-2010
The Trust sets out its aims, objectives and priorities for the 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
Biomedical research misuse: policy statement issued
The Trust, the MRC and the BBSRC issue a joint policy statement.
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
Appointment of chief investment officer
05 Sep 2005
Trust appoints new Chief Investment Officer
Danny Truell to join the Trust on September 26 2005.
05 Sep 2005
New research awards from the Engaging Science grants programme
'Society Awards: Research' launched
05 Sep 2005
The Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics gets additional funding
Cambridge Resource Centre gets ?950 000 additional funding.
05 Sep 2005
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Treatment for severe malaria: Trials show artesunate is more effective than quinine
Trials show artesunate is more effective than quinine.
30 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
New Public Engagement reports
Investigating public consultation and attitudes about gene therapy.
18 Aug 2005
Funding: Preserving lungs for transplantation
13 Aug 2005
Update: The UK Clinical Research Collaboration
The UKCRC reports significant progress in its summer 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
Amyloids are constantly being recycled
Tangles of proteins seen in Alzheimer's disease are constantly being recycled.
02 Aug 2005
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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
Resource: Big Picture series for post-16 learning
Resource: Big Picture series for post-16 learning
17 Jul 2005
Feature
Tackling tritryps: Biology and business of drug development
The biology and business of drug development.
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
Wellcome Wetlands wins conservation award
New nature reserve gets Natural Heritage Award.
12 Jul 2005
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'Where is Science Going?' Competition
Teachers: Win funding for professional development.
30 Jun 2005
Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative
43 groundbreaking projects to share $436 million in funding.
29 Jun 2005
Grand challenges in global health initiative
27 Jun 2005
Research: The role of the hippocampus in memory
26 Jun 2005
Public consultations published
24 Jun 2005
Research: Shotgun haplotyping
24 Jun 2005
Big Picture on Nanoscience published
Vibrant and accessible publication now out for post-16 student learning.
23 Jun 2005
Turning the pages of history online
20 Jun 2005
Nick White gets Royal Society Award
20 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
Five new Society Activity Awards made
02 Jun 2005
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Wellcome Trust open access announcement
Research papers to be made freely available within six months of publication.
20 May 2005
Wellcome Trust announces open access plans
19 May 2005
European Bioinformatics Institute extension
Leading bioinformatics centre gets funding injection.
13 May 2005
£74 million boost for patient centred research
12 May 2005
State of Mind exhibition and debate series
Exploring the mind in art, science and culture.
12 May 2005
Genetic analysis resolves origins of Madagascans
Genetic analysis resolves origins of Madagascans.
10 May 2005
Turning the Pages: Interactive Wellcome Library rarities
Leaf through virtual pages of Wellcome Library rarities.
10 May 2005
Discovery of 'molecular switch' could lead to new ways of treating infection
Could lead to new ways of treating infection.
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
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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
TB reveals itself: Discovery could lead to better vaccines
Discovery could lead to better vaccines.
20 Apr 2005
Social background may affect bone development
Social background may affect bone development.
20 Apr 2005
Social background may predict skeletal problems
19 Apr 2005
Delusional paranoia: Animation helps to understand extreme paranoia
Animation helps to understand extreme paranoia.
16 Apr 2005
New vaccine generates complete, long-lasting protection against experimental malaria infection
Trials show complete and long-lasting protection.
16 Apr 2005
DOTS: Effective strategy in tackling drug-resistant TB
An effective strategy in tackling drug-resistant TB.
06 Apr 2005
Clinical careers report published
04 Apr 2005
Oxford medical historian wins Templer Award
Mark Harrison gets award for book on war time medicine.
04 Apr 2005
Biomedical ethics grants awarded
02 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
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Research: Overreacting intestine
Gene variation found to increase susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease.
24 Mar 2005
Study on non-human primate use in research
Independent study set up to scrutinise primate use.
24 Mar 2005
Funding awarded for typhoid vaccine research
Wellcome Trust funding awarded to advance the development of drinkable typhoid vaccine.
23 Mar 2005
Trust support for typhoid vaccine programme
22 Mar 2005
Funding: ReDiscover awards
Twenty science centres and museums receive grants in the final round of ReDiscover awards.
21 Mar 2005
Guidelines for research involving people living in developing countries
The Wellcome Trust publishes a new ethical framework.
18 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
This little piggy got domesticated: DNA analysis reveals pig origins
DNA analysis reveals pig origins.
15 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
Rave reviews for Dictionary of Quotations
Wellcome historians publish seminal work on scientific quotations.
09 Mar 2005
Gut bacterium sequenced
04 Mar 2005
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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
Scientists fear avian flu under-estimated
New studies suggest broader range of symptoms.
22 Feb 2005
Research: Gender, genetics and autism
21 Feb 2005
Clues to spread of avian flu
16 Feb 2005
Blood product saves children with malaria
15 Feb 2005
Francis Crick digital archive
14 Feb 2005
Research: T-cell development in the thymus
11 Feb 2005
Wellcome Director visits Edinburgh CRF
03 Feb 2005
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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
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: 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
Facing Death: Symposium in association with the RCA
Symposium in association with the RCA.
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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