News and features
Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises: first call open
The Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises programme is now open to expressions of interest for its first call for proposals.
30 Jul 2013
Study reveals annual cost of brain disorders in the UK at £113 billion
A new report estimates that disorders of the brain, including dementia, stroke, and mental health issues, cost the UK almost £113 billion per year, more than the GDP of New Zealand.
25 Jul 2013
Wave of blue fluorescence reveals pathway of death in worms
The final biological events in the life of a worm are described today, revealing how death spreads like a wave from cell to cell until the whole organism is dead.
24 Jul 2013
Folded figures fill the Wellcome Trust's windows in new commission
A newly commissioned installation by Phoebe Argent brings an artistic edge to Euston Road.
24 Jul 2013
Children as young as seven affected by parents smoking
A new study published today shows that children as young as seven who are exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke from their mother have elevated levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine, in their blood.
24 Jul 2013
Brain picks out salient sounds from background noise by tracking frequency and time
New research reveals how our brains are able to pick out important sounds from the noisy world around us. The findings, published online today in the journal 'eLife', could lead to new diagnostic tests for hearing disorders.
23 Jul 2013
Study links mental illness to early death in people with epilepsy
People with epilepsy are ten times more likely to die before their mid-50s than the general population, according to a 41-year study part-funded by the Wellcome Trust.
22 Jul 2013
Knockout mouse resource reveals genes and pathways linked to human disease
Researchers have switched off more than 900 genes in mice, one at a time, to create anew resource that will reveal which genes are important for a wide range of biological functions such as fertility and hearing.
19 Jul 2013
Study confirms rising global burden of sickle cell anaemia in young children
The global burden of the hereditary blood disorder sickle cell anaemia is increasing: it has been estimated that almost half a million babies will be born with the condition in 2050, according to a mathematical modelling study.
19 Jul 2013
Fund launched to seed new thinking in sustaining the future of health
The Wellcome Trust today launches a global funding scheme to seed research into the impact of a changing world on the future of human health.
11 Jul 2013
International network makes critical health and demographic data available
INDEPTH has launched two new data archives to give global public health researchers greater access to health and science research in low- and middle-income countries.
05 Jul 2013
Diamond Light Source names new CEO
Professor Andrew Harrison has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Light Source Ltd with effect from 1st January 2014.
04 Jul 2013
Wellcome Collection event celebrates being wrong
Wellcome Collection is celebrating human failures, fallacies and faults in an all-building spectacular. 'Wrong!' brings together scientists, magicians, film-makers and performers for an evening of errors.
02 Jul 2013
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