News and features
Discovery brings BSE and CJD treatments a step closer
A new discovery has brought scientists a step closer to finding treatments for 'mad cow disease' and its human equivalent, vCJD.
20 Nov 2009
Experts outline major challenges in counterfeit medicine fight
A report published by the Wellcome Trust and the American Pharmaceutical Group outlines urgent action needed in the fight against counterfeit medicines.
18 Nov 2009
Dealing with counterfeit medicines
The American Pharmaceutical Group (APG) and the Wellcome Trust have published a report on counterfeit medicines in the developed and developing worlds.
18 Nov 2009
Dopamine 'raises pleasure expectations, influences life choices'
Enhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to research.
17 Nov 2009
Feature
Laughing in the face of reality (the science of optimism)
Watch our video to find out how a happier disposition not only helps us get through the day, but may even be key to our evolutionary success.
17 Nov 2009
Powerful genetic studies reveal secrets of inflammatory bowel disease
Two of the largest ever genetic studies of inflammatory bowel diseases have identified genetic regions which increase susceptibility to these conditions.
16 Nov 2009
Big ideas: Large Arts Awards scheme now open
Applications are open for Wellcome Trust Large Arts Awards, supporting arts projects that bring together any art form with any area of biomedical science.
13 Nov 2009
Feature
Painstaking research: tackling chronic pain
One in five Europeans suffer chronic pain, yet few treatments offer adequate relief. Mun-Keat Looi talks to researchers from the London Pain Consortium.
13 Nov 2009
Wellcome Trust seeks world class researchers to tackle most ambitious biomedical research questions
The Trust announces a major new scheme to support world class researchers to investigate the most challenging questions about health and disease, push the boundaries of research, and make discoveries with the potential to lead to improvements in health.
12 Nov 2009
£7.5 million for UK research community's response to H1N1 pandemic
Leading UK research funders announce £7.5 million of funding for projects aimed at understanding the development and spread of pandemic influenza H1N1.
11 Nov 2009
Feature
Walking on fire
Janet and her daughter Lucy live with chronic pain in their feet. See them visit the clinic of Dr David Bennett, a member of the London Pain Consortium.
10 Nov 2009
Wellcome Collection travels to Tokyo
An exhibition inspired by Wellcome Collection in central London will open at the world-renowned Mori Art Museum in Tokyo this November.
09 Nov 2009
Historic films reveal medical progress in the 20th century
Wellcome Film is a new digital collection of over 100 hours of film and video on 20th century healthcare and medicine.
06 Nov 2009
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