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New funding to enhance UK biomedical ethics research Three new grants totalling more than £1 million to support the best research in biomedical ethics have been awarded by the Wellcome Trust, it was announced today. 23 Dec 2008
International public-private partnership offers new paradigm for medicinal chemistry The Wellcome Trust today announces a £4.1 million investment in a new initiative to generate small molecule inhibitors - 'chemical probes' - for 25 proteins involved in epigenetic signalling, and to release these probes into the public domain with no restriction on use. 18 Dec 2008
New psychotherapy has potential to treat majority of cases of eating disorders Wellcome Trust researchers have developed a new form of psychotherapy that has been shown to have the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults. 15 Dec 2008
'Reality' experiments in schools bring Darwin to life In his anniversary year, next March Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection will spring into life for secondary pupils as schools across the UK take advantage of a new set of classroom experiments to demonstrate the principles behind evolution and genetics. 10 Dec 2008
Wellcome Collection wins silver in Visit London's Attraction of the Year awards Wellcome Collection, the unique gallery and museum on London's Euston Road that explores the relationships between medicine, life and art, has scooped a silver award at this year's Visit London Awards ceremony. 05 Dec 2008
The Watch Man: An installation by Shona Illingworth A major multi-media installation exploring trauma memory by artist Shona Illingworth will be shown as part of 'War and Medicine', this year's major temporary exhibition at Wellcome Collection. 03 Dec 2008
Antioxidants unlikely to prevent ageing Diets and beauty products claiming to have antioxidant properties are unlikely to prevent ageing, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. 01 Dec 2008
International workshop aims to boost public engagement work in developing countries Public engagement practitioners from across the world are to share skills and experiences at an innovative conference to be held in South Africa, organised by the Wellcome Trust. 28 Nov 2008
New report shows the value of investing in medical research A study commissioned by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust and Academy of Medical Sciences has demonstrated substantial financial and social benefits from investment in medical research. 21 Nov 2008
War artist's trip to Afghanistan at the heart of new exhibition New work by contemporary artist David Cotterrell will be unveiled for the first time as part of a major temporary exhibition - 'War and Medicine' - launching on 22 November at Wellcome Collection. 21 Nov 2008
Public pitch proves successful in Sheffield A public 'Dragons' Den'-style pitching event at the recent Sheffield Doc/Fest saw the Wellcome Trust make two £10 000 Broadcast Development Awards on Saturday 8 November. 20 Nov 2008
Bed net usage increases, but 90 million African children still exposed to malaria The use of bed nets to protect children from malaria has risen six-fold in the past seven years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. Despite this success, however, 90 million children still do not have access to this simple protective tool. 19 Nov 2008
Bionic assassins see through HIV's many disguises In a long-standing collaborative research effort partially-funded by the Wellcome Trust, scientists have engineered immune cells to act as "bionic assassins" that see through HIV's many disguises. 09 Nov 2008
Genetic study provides new insights into molecular basis of language development Scientists have identified the first gene that is associated with a common childhood language disorder, known as specific language impairment (SLI). The gene - CNTNAP2 - has also been recently implicated in autism, and could represent a crucial genetic link between the two disorders. 06 Nov 2008
New initiative aims to encourage use of research evidence in policy making The Wellcome Trust and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research have announced a new initiative to promote the use of research evidence in developing health policy. 03 Nov 2008
Dramatic fall in number of malaria deaths along Kenyan coast A new study shows a dramatic fall in the number of people dying from malaria infection in coastal Kenya. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), highlights the importance of the prevention and rapid treatment of malaria infection. 31 Oct 2008
Huge appetite for medical engineering in the UK A £45 million fund set up by the Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for multidisciplinary projects in medical engineering has had an overwhelming response. 27 Oct 2008
DNA in the Dock: The National DNA Database on trial Should the DNA of every person in Britain be placed on the National DNA Database? That is the question to be addressed by 12 specially chosen jurors at Cardiff Crown Court on Saturday 8 November 2008. 24 Oct 2008
Tune-In at Wellcome Collection A free weekend event on Saturday 8 November at Wellcome Collection explores improvisation and wellbeing. 22 Oct 2008
21st century could be the "age of paranoia", warns expert Paranoia is on the increase and could go unchecked unless we take urgent action, claims a leading scientist. Dr Daniel Freeman, a Wellcome Trust fellow, warns that changes in how we live and work could mean that we are entering an "age of paranoia". 20 Oct 2008
Make a Piano in Spain, at Wellcome Collection A newly commissioned work by artist John Newling for Wellcome Collection, the 'Make a Piano in Spain' installation will be on display from 15 October to 14 November. 17 Oct 2008
People with autism make more rational decisions People with autism-related disorders are less likely to make irrational decisions and are less influenced by gut instincts, according to research. 16 Oct 2008
Medical London: City of Diseases, City of Cures A unique celebration of and guide to London's medical history will be published on 10 November 2008 by Strange Attractor Press, in association with Wellcome Collection. 14 Oct 2008
Clarke's Cabinets of Cures: Blood, Mermaids and Madness 'Clarke's Cabinets of Cures' by Mark Clarke is a series of mismatched cabinets with fascinating stories to tell, on display at Wellcome Collection from 14 October. 14 Oct 2008
New award celebrates medicine in literature The Wellcome Trust Book Prize is open to outstanding works of fiction and non-fiction on the theme of health, illness or medicine. The £25 000 annual award, created by the Wellcome Trust, is the first of its kind to bring together the traditionally diverse fields of medicine and literature. 13 Oct 2008
Genetic finding implicates innate immune system in major cause of blindness Scientists have identified one of the genes implicated in age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in developed countries. 07 Oct 2008
£30 million initiative for innovative approaches to neurodegeneration research The UK's two largest medical research funders today announce the launch of a £30 million partnership to boost research into neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. 02 Oct 2008
Dyslexia gene associated with reading difficulties in general population A gene thought to be associated with dyslexia is also connected with reading ability in the general population, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. 01 Oct 2008
Drawing on Life: Scientists and artists join forces to launch the Big Draw 2008 The Campaign for Drawing, Bow Arts Trust and University College London present 'Drawing on Life' at Wellcome Collection and UCL, 26-28 September. 25 Sep 2008
National testing distorts science teaching in primary schools Science must remain a core subject in primary schools, but national testing distorts the teaching of science at primary level and reduces opportunities to cultivate and harness children's natural curiosity. 23 Sep 2008
Study reveals risk factors for developing stuttering in bilingual children Bilingual children who learn two languages in early childhood are more likely to develop stuttering than those who speak another language in the home and do not learn English until they attend school, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. 22 Sep 2008
Development of a new class of antibiotics to treat MRSA A new class of drugs that kill MRSA in the lab has been discovered and could form the basis of new treatments to fight the infection, according to research published in the journal 'Science'. 19 Sep 2008
Inflammatory response to infection and injury may worsen dementia Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. The findings, published this week in the journal 'Biological Psychiatry', may have implications for the treatment and care of those living with dementia. 17 Sep 2008
Story of early eastern medicine to be revealed to the world A new partnership between the Wellcome Library, one of the world's leading resources for the history of medicine, and Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) in Egypt, the leading institution for the documentation of Egyptian, Arabic and Islamic cultural heritage will reveal the story of early medicine in the Eastern world. 12 Sep 2008
The 'sat nav' in our brains Our brains contain their own navigation system much like satellite navigation ('sat-nav'), with in-built maps, grids and compasses, neuroscientist Dr Hugo Spiers told the BA Festival of Science at the University of Liverpool today. 12 Sep 2008
War and Medicine at Wellcome Collection A groundbreaking exhibition at Wellcome Collection will consider the continually evolving relationship between warfare and medicine, beginning with the disasters of the Crimean War in the 1850s and continuing through to today's conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. 11 Sep 2008
Wellcome Trust and Indian government announce £80 million partnership to boost biomedical research The jointly-funded Biomedical Research Career Programme will fund cutting-edge biomedical research in India, and complement recent Wellcome Trust investment to support public health research in the country. 10 Sep 2008
Structure of key epigenetics component identified Scientists from the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) have determined the 3D structure of a key protein component involved in enabling 'epigenetic code' to be copied accurately from cell to cell. 04 Sep 2008
Scientists examine bird flu infections to monitor for 'pandemic' mutations Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust are to examine what is preventing the H5N1 avian influenza virus from causing a human pandemic and what mutations are required to realise its deadly potential. 01 Sep 2008
Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour The Wellcome Trust is collaborating with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation to develop a new Research Centre in Neural Circuits and Behaviour, to be called the Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre. 21 Aug 2008
Guts, instinct and evidence Personal papers of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, 'the father of modern forensics', have been purchased at Sotheby's by the Wellcome Library, Europe's leading resource for the study of the history of medicine. 15 Aug 2008
Newly-qualified postdocs scoop prestigious fellowships The Wellcome Trust has awarded prestigious Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships to 17 outstanding young postdoctoral researchers. 13 Aug 2008
Attention-grabbers snatch lion's share of visual memory Our visual memory is not as good as we may think, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust - but it can be used more flexibly than scientists previously thought. 08 Aug 2008
Wellcome Trust investment portfolio update Following today's press speculation, the Wellcome Trust confirms that it has acquired 39.35m shares equivalent to 2.5 per cent of the issued share capital of Marks and Spencer in recent weeks. 07 Aug 2008
Eliza Manningham-Buller joins the Wellcome Trust Board Baroness Manningham-Buller, former Director General of the Security Service, has joined the Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust, the largest charity in the UK. 29 Jul 2008
Study aims to understand relationship between health and ethnicity Over 4000 people from different ethnic backgrounds are being invited to take part in the follow-up to an influential study that looked at how risk factors related to cardiovascular disease and diabetes differ according to a person's ethnicity. 29 Jul 2008
Prevalence of dementia in the developing world substantially underestimated Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to new research. 28 Jul 2008
Major new funding to investigate the impact of medicine in human culture Two significant awards to support the best research in medical humanities have been announced by the Wellcome Trust. 24 Jul 2008
Three-day drawing festival launches The Big Draw 2008 The Campaign for Drawing, Bow Arts Trust and University College London present 'Drawing on Life' at Wellcome Collection and UCL, 26-28 September. 22 Jul 2008
Malaria Millennium Development Goal 'unlikely to be met' The goal to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met, according to Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow Professor Bob Snow. The statement comes in a report published today in the open access journal 'PLoS Medicine'. 22 Jul 2008
Wellcome Trust brings academia and industry together to share clinical and research expertise The Wellcome Trust today announces four major new partnership programmes between academia and industry as part of an initiative to foster a new generation of clinicians trained in translation and therapeutic medicine. 17 Jul 2008
Trust announces decision regarding Hanley Grange The Wellcome Trust was approached by Jarrow Investments Ltd to consider becoming a partner in the Hanley Grange eco-town submission. The Trust has given very careful consideration to the approach and has decided not to proceed with this proposal. 17 Jul 2008
Discovery of key malaria proteins could mean sticky end for parasite Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust have identified a key mechanism that enables malaria-infected red blood cells to stick to the walls of blood vessels and avoid being destroyed by the body's immune system. 10 Jul 2008
Inspiring teachers to enthuse next generation of bright sparks A £30 million fund has been launched to put the wonder of contemporary science and hands-on experiments back at the heart of science lessons in every school in Britain. 07 Jul 2008
Exploring the issues of genetic testing Wellcome Collection hosts a public debate on the issues surrounding genetic testing on Thursday 10 July. 04 Jul 2008
Shifts in Perception at Wellcome Collection An event for the inquisitive, examining the extraordinary ways we perceive the world around us, will take place at Wellcome Collection on 18 and 19 July 2008. 03 Jul 2008
Mother's diet may have long-term impact on child's health, study suggests Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk of developing long-term, irreversible health issues including obesity, raised levels of cholesterol and blood sugar, according to new research. 01 Jul 2008
More research needed into effect of sleep apnoea on elderly, scientists say The call comes as the team at Imperial College London publish a study showing that older people have a delayed cardiovascular response to arousal from sleep that may offer protection from developing high blood pressure and heart disease. 01 Jul 2008
Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over 30. 29 Jun 2008
Neuroscientists discover a sense of adventure Wellcome Trust scientists have identified a key region of the brain that encourages us to be adventurous. 26 Jun 2008
£2.5 million to boost biomedical ethics research Three substantial grants to support the best research in biomedical ethics have been awarded by the Wellcome Trust, it was announced today. 24 Jun 2008
Wellcome Collection announces 300 000 visits in first year Wellcome Collection today announces that it has attracted over 300 000 visits since launching, in time for celebrating its first birthday on 21 June. 19 Jun 2008
Maternal malaria researcher wins prestigious international prize Groundbreaking research into treating malaria infections in pregnant women has earned international recognition for Professor François Nosten, Director of the Wellcome Trust-funded Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) in Thailand. 11 Jun 2008
Skeletons: London's buried bones at Wellcome Collection Twenty-six skeletons from the Museum of London's Centre for Human Bioarchaeology will go on display at Wellcome Collection as part of a new exhibition that reveals what lies just metres beneath our feet. 03 Jun 2008
Scientists investigate disease-causing properties of 'peacock of the fungal world' Members of the Penicillium family of fungi are almost exclusively 'good', with uses including antibiotic development and cheese ripening. But one member of the family is responsible for the third commonest serious illness in patients with HIV in South-east Asia. 03 Jun 2008
Twenty Six Things at Wellcome Collection See 'Twenty Six Things', a new film by the artist Marion Coutts, at Wellcome Collection from 29 May to 29 June 2008. The film, a cinematic still-life, is an investigation into the vast museum of artefacts gathered by Henry Wellcome. 09 May 2008
Major UK funders publish common rules for animal research Five of the UK's major funders of animal research today published common guidelines for using animals in research. Compliance with the guidelines will be a condition of funding for new grants involving the use of animals. 08 May 2008
Nobody Lives Forever by Judith Johnson Innovative theatre combines with lively debate in a groundbreaking new play exploring the social, moral, scientific and political questions raised by stem cell research. 07 May 2008
Global genetics consortium sets sights on cancer Researchers from four continents today announced the launch of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), a major collaboration designed to identify the key genetic mutations involved in up to 50 types of cancer. 29 Apr 2008
Crystal structure designs from the 1951 Festival of Britain 'From Atoms to Patterns' exhibition opens at Wellcome Collection. 25 Apr 2008
Research capacity strengthening in Africa Wellcome Trust announces £20 million investment in research and training programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. 11 Apr 2008
Nothing teaches us more about life than death itself 'Life Before Death' exhibition opens at Wellcome Collection. 09 Apr 2008
Study supports theory that rise in autism is related to changes in diagnosis Research suggests that many children diagnosed with severe language disorders in the 1980s and 1990s would today be diagnosed as having autism. 08 Apr 2008
New research adds to growing body of knowledge of genetics of height Scientists are beginning to develop a clearer picture of what makes some people stand head and shoulders above the rest. 07 Apr 2008
Studying paranoia A virtual reality Tube ride has been used by researchers to reveal the extent that paranoia occurs in the general public. 01 Apr 2008
New clues to genetics of type 2 diabetes An international collaboration of scientists from Europe and the US has identified six new genes that play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes. 30 Mar 2008
Patients and pathogens: the complexities of genetic susceptibility to disease Research suggests that understanding how the genetic make-up of both patient and pathogen interact may be essential for developing more sophisticated treatments and for overcoming drug resistance. 28 Mar 2008
New initiative to enhance innovation in medical engineering The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council announces the launch of a joint £45 million initiative to further UK medical engineering. 25 Mar 2008
New drug targets for Huntington's disease Research has provided a number of promising new drug targets for Huntington's disease, a neurodegenerative disease. 24 Mar 2008
Fighting salmonella infection Research shows that antibodies play an important role in protecting African children from bacterial blood infections. 21 Mar 2008
Alpha-thalassaemia research Over-abundance of smaller red blood cells may help protect against severe malarial anaemia. 18 Mar 2008
Project ENTHUSE New £30 million investment to inspire and motivate the next generation of scientists. 12 Mar 2008
Wellcome Image Awards 2008 This year's Wellcome Image Awards delve deep into our understanding of modern medicine and science. 11 Mar 2008
First malaria map in 40 years shows extent of disease burden The first global malaria risk map to be developed in 40 years has highlighted the 2.37 billion people at risk from one of the world's deadliest diseases. 26 Feb 2008
Fake antimalarial drugs analysis highlights threat to global health A unique collaboration between scientists, public health workers and police has led to the arrest by the Chinese authorities of alleged traders of fake antimalarial drugs in southern China and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs. 12 Feb 2008
Wellcome Trust funding to increase to almost £4 billion over five years Wellcome Trust announces increase in funding to almost £4 billion over next five years. 05 Feb 2008
Wellcome Collection in the running for The Art Fund Prize The Trust's new gallery and museum is nominated for the prestigious Art Fund Prize. 05 Feb 2008
Malaria vaccine trials begin using 'chimpanzee virus' Trials underway to test new vaccine using 'chimpanzee virus'. 01 Feb 2008
Prison study to investigate link between diet and behaviour Trust funds study in UK prisons to investigate link between nutrition and behaviour. 28 Jan 2008
Mitochondrial 'bottleneck' cracked: new hope for disease prediction Scientists have shown for the first time how a particular family of diseases are passed down from mother to child and how this can lead to the severity of the disease differing widely. 27 Jan 2008
Light still important for regulating body clock in some blind people Profoundly blind people may still be able to 'see' light and use it to regulate their body clocks. 16 Jan 2008
'Monkey malaria' widespread in humans and potentially fatal Potentially fatal species of malaria commonly misdiagnosed as more benign form. 15 Jan 2008
Rising starof lighting design reveals latest commission Young designer launches his commission for the Wellcome Trust. 14 Jan 2008
Neurotopographics: New interactive film experience Artist, architect and neuroscientist collaborate to create new film installation. 11 Jan 2008
Unique clinical PhD programme launched by UK's leading charity 09 Jan 2008
Late-night Film Festival at Wellcome Collection Wellcome Collection hosts its first ever film festival to coincide with 'Sleeping & Dreaming'. 04 Jan 2008
New 'i-Snake' will provide platform for next generation of robotic technology Scientists at Imperial to develop new robotic technology for keyhole surgery. 04 Jan 2008
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