Cast announced for 'Pressure Drop' at Wellcome Collection
Mick Gordon and Christopher Haydon are delighted to announce the cast for 'Pressure Drop', the first major theatrical production at Wellcome Collection.
16 Mar 2010
Traces of the past: Computer algorithm able to 'read' memories
Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity.
12 Mar 2010
Study fails to find link between chronic fatigue syndrome and virus
A study published in the journal 'Retrovirology' has failed to find evidence of a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and a recently discovered virus.
10 Mar 2010
Women's support groups improve neonatal survival rates
A study shows that women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas of India.
08 Mar 2010
Why our peripheral vision may not be as random as we think
Researchers show that the 'crowding' effect to peripheral vision, believed to make us worse at recognizing things, may not be as random as first thought.
05 Mar 2010
Genetic variant offers protection against TB and leprosy
A study has identified a new genetic variant which affects susceptibility to diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
05 Mar 2010
Pneumococcal vaccine offers protection to HIV-infected African adults
A clinical trial of a vaccine against a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis shows that it can prevent re-infection in HIV-infected adults in Africa.
04 Mar 2010
Study finds delay in referrals for older women with ovarian cancer
A study of electronic patient records suggests that older women with suspected ovarian cancer may be referred for investigation later than younger women.
03 Mar 2010
European research funders support UK open access repository
Four European research funders have today agreed that outputs from their funding should be made freely available through UK PubMed Central (UKPMC).
01 Mar 2010
New head of Wellcome Library appointed
A new Head of the Wellcome Library has been appointed. Dr Simon Chaplin started his new position at the beginning of February.
23 Feb 2010
Wellcome Trust reveals ten-year plan tackling major medical challenges
The Wellcome Trust unveils a ten-year plan challenging researchers to solve the most important questions facing our understanding of health and disease.
22 Feb 2010
Understanding the causes and triggers of bipolar disorder
Volunteers are invited to join Stephen Fry and Kerry Katona in helping to understand how genetic and environmental factors contribute to bipolar disorder.
17 Feb 2010
Patients 'unafraid' to gamble show role of amygdala in decision-making
Two patients with rare lesions to the brain have provided direct of evidence of how we make decisions - and why we dislike the thought of losing money.
09 Feb 2010
Exciting new window display at the Wellcome Trust headquarters
A new window display at the Wellcome Trust probes the space between possible and impossible, where designers and scientists meet to explore the future.
04 Feb 2010
Wellcome Collection announces its first major theatrical production
Wellcome Collection is thrilled to announce the presentation of its first major performance arts production, 'Pressure Drop', starring Billy Bragg.
02 Feb 2010
The Identity Project launches in Scotland
As part of an ambitious nine-month nationwide season of activity from the Wellcome Trust - exploring who we are and what influences our thinking and understanding of human identity - The Identity Project opens in Scotland with a series of exhibitions, talks and films in Dundee.
01 Feb 2010
China: Birth and belonging
Wellcome Collection joins forces with Chinese Arts Centre to produce a major two-day symposium tackling the idea of identity in contemporary China.
28 Jan 2010
Babies' brains tuned to sharing attention with others
Children as young as five months old will follow the gaze of an adult towards an object and engage in joint attention, according to research.
27 Jan 2010
Two-pronged immune response offers hope for effective Salmonella vaccine
Research from Malawi, Birmingham and Liverpool has renewed hope that an effective vaccine could be developed against nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella.
26 Jan 2010
How laughter unites the world
Here's a piece of research that might leave you tickled: laughter is a universal language, according to new research.
26 Jan 2010
Open access drug discovery database launches
ChEMBLdb, an online database of information on drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches today with over half a million compounds.
18 Jan 2010
Profits from conference centre to go back to the Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Collection Conference Centre in London has announced that it will gift aid profits in the region of £750 000 back to the Wellcome Trust.
14 Jan 2010
School groups offered chance to win unique trip to Galapagos Islands
To celebrate the end of Darwin's bicentenary, one group of UK students could be about to follow in his footsteps on a voyage to the Galapagos Islands.
07 Jan 2010