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A new longitudinal birth cohort study could revolutionise our understanding of how early childhood experiences impact health in later life. Saz Ahmed, Wellcome Research…

New research uncovers two genetic regions that influence birth weight. One of the regions is also associated with type 2 diabetes, which helps to explain why small babies…

Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at the age of three months have fewer behavioural problems at the age of twelve months, according to new research…

A study of electronic patient records, funded by the Wellcome Trust, suggests that older women with suspected ovarian cancer may be referred by their GPs for investigation…

On 20 July 2007 Wellcome Collection opened to the public. Just three years later, one million people have passed through its doors. Yaphet Berihoun, a student and regular…

The results of the world’s largest ever survey on rest will be unveiled later today on BBC Radio 4. The survey reveals that over two thirds (68%) of the public would like…

Can physical fitness improve academic achievement? Would teenagers do better in their exams if they could sleep in and start school later? These questions will be part of a…

Wellcome-funded researchers have identified the molecular mechanism that leads to the death of neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or motor neurone…

Researchers have identified four new genetic regions that influence birth weight, providing further evidence that genes as well as maternal nutrition are important for growth…

A study of almost 3800 pregnancies has provided the most accurate and direct evidence to date that malaria infection reduces early fetal growth. Low birth weight is the most…

Every generation has its James Dean: the rebel who refuses to follow the path beaten by their peers. Now, a new study in ‘Current Biology’ has found a link between the amount…

Acquiring ‘the Knowledge’ - the complex layout of central London’s 25,000 streets and thousands of places of interest - causes structural changes in the brain and changes to…

Wellcome joins a new collaboration of private and philanthropic partners, the AMR fund, in the search for new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant infections.

The Wellcome Trust today announces an injection of £110 million to extend its Seeding Drug Discovery initiative for a further five years. The decision follows an extensive…

We’re reshaping the organisation around our new goals and developing a new structure at Wellcome.

Insights into how the brain compensates for temporary hearing loss during infancy, such as that commonly experienced by children with glue ear, have been revealed in a…

How we expect people and organisations we fund to support people working on Wellcome grants, and what support Wellcome provides.