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Professor Nakoune and Professor Olliaro lead mpox research in the Central African Republic, where the disease is endemic. They tell us about their experiences, challenges,…

The Wellcome Trust is shifting the centre of gravity of its funding for African science from the UK to the continent itself by handing over two major research programmes to…

Hundreds of common genetic variants across the human genome influence adult height, according to a study of over 180,000 individuals published today in the journal ‘Nature’.…

Wellcome is supporting a step-change in COVID-19 testing by the UK government. Partners include the NHS, Public Health England, diagnostics companies Thermo Fisher Scientific…

Alisha speaks to Professor Vikram Patel to explore how cash transfers could hold the key to coming up with a universally applicable and low-cost breakthrough in the treatment…

Scientists have found the ‘key’ that HIV uses to enter our cells’ nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS. The finding, published today in the open…

A video highlighting the 'co-benefits' of measures to reduce geenhouse gas emissions.

Wellcome Collection is calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-creators of its new temporary exhibition, ‘Things’.

Scientists have discovered a molecular invisibility cloak that enables HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to hide inside cells of the body without triggering the body's natural…

Interventions targeting malaria, such as insecticide-treated bed nets, antimalarial drugs and mosquito control, could substantially reduce cases of bacteraemia, which kill…

Our interpretation of the world around us may have more in common with the impossible staircase illusion than it does the real world, according to research published today in…

The Wellcome Trust has been working with technology company Digital Science to introduce a new way of classifying the roles of individuals in work leading to published…

A study published today suggests that older men affected by erectile dysfunction may have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The authors of the study say…

Scientists have identified a genetic variant that increases susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) in African populations using a technique known as a genome-wide association (…

Following the success of its recent exhibitions, which have looked at mental health and at identity, Wellcome Collection returns to the subject of the human body for its…

In the first ever exhibition in an art gallery to investigate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its impact, Turner Prize nominee Roger Hiorns curates a section of '…

Delta, Omicron, Alpha. Covid-19 variants keep appearing. But this isn't surprising. All viruses naturally mutate and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time.…

A panel of high-profile judges shortlist and choose the winners of the Wellcome Photography Prize.

Human evolution, the Black Death and life on Mars are some of the themes chosen by the semi-finalists selected for Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-long development…

The Wellcome Photography Prize, now open for entries, seeks visual stories of human experience, hope, and resilience.