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Vaccination to prevent antimicrobial resistance: new evidence, future priorities and policy implications
This report explores how vaccines can help reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR), summarising new evidence from 11 Wellcome-funded projects and outlining what’s needed to…
Late-stage trial for tuberculosis vaccine candidate underway in South Africa
The Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate is now underway, with first doses given in South Africa, where TB takes…
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.
Parkinson’s drug helps older people to make decisions
A drug widely used to treat Parkinson’s disease can help to reverse age-related impairments indecision making in some older people, a study from researchers at the Wellcome…
Pete Gardner
Research Lead, Antibodies and Immunity
‘It can transform our understanding of AMR’: Working with India's rural clinics to control drug resistance
Drug-resistant infections are linked to over a million deaths a year in India. A health crisis compounded by the country’s healthcare inequalities. Dr Gautham and her team…
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Chlöe Choppen
London 2012-inspired science experience debuts at Big Bang Fair in Birmingham
Young people from around the UK will get a hands-on insight into how their bodies work during exercise, movement and rest when the Wellcome Trust’s In the Zone initiative…
How do childhood experiences affect health in later life?
A new longitudinal birth cohort study could revolutionise our understanding of how early childhood experiences impact health in later life. Saz Ahmed, Wellcome Research…
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Saz Ahmed
Wellcome Trust and MRC invest £24 million in Cambridge obesity institute
The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council (MRC) are to invest £24 million into obesity research led by the Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science.
First Pathfinder Awards announced tackling rare and orphan diseases
The first two projects to be funded under the Wellcome Trust’s new Pathfinder Awards are announced today, tackling rare and orphan diseases for which there are currently no…
New insights into how the Zika virus causes microcephaly
Scientists have uncovered why Zika virus may specifically target neural stem cells in the developing brain, potentially leading to microcephaly.
Researchers develop a noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation
Researchers have developed a noninvasive way to stimulate regions deep within the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp, in experiments with mice.
Roger Brownsword appointed Chairman of UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council
Professor Roger Brownsword has been appointed as Chairman of the UK Biobank Ethics and Governance Council. He replaces Professor Graeme Laurie, who finished his four-year…
Wellcome clinical trial policy monitoring 2018 to 2023
We monitor compliance with our clinical trials policy and publish the cumulative results annually. Read our latest findings.
Inspiring the next generation of researchers: school students to present findings from their scientific research
Students from five secondary schools, who have been taking part in a unique initiative to carry out genuine academic research projects with universities, will come together…
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…
Wellcome Trust-funded Ebola treatment trial stopped in Liberia
A clinical trial of an experimental antiviral treatment for Ebola, funded by the Wellcome Trust, has been stopped following a significant fall in new cases of infection with…
Public invited to contribute 'Things' to Sir Henry Wellcome's curious collection
Wellcome Collection is calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-creators of its new temporary exhibition, ‘Things’.