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Why brain asymmetry exists and how it comes about is still a mystery. Researchers we’re funding aim to find answers with the help of zebrafish. 

A new treatment for schizophrenia – backed by Wellcome-funded research – has been approved by the FDA and has the potential to change the lives of millions of people living…

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, at the University of Oxford, have identified a genetic variant which influences whether a person with dyslexia is…

The Wellcome Photography Prize announces its 2021 winners, chosen from photographs exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health, infectious…

A clinical trial of a potential Ebola therapy called TKM-Ebola-Guinea will start today in Sierra Leone.

This is our response to the comments made at the Northern Ireland deal press conference by Ursula von der Leyen, in relation to Horizon Europe. 

Researchers think cannabidiol (CBD) could offer a ground-breaking new treatment for people with psychosis. A new Wellcome-supported study could help find the answers.

Ricardo Henriques, Group Leader at UCL, looks at how lab leaders can create open and safe spaces for people to discuss any issues in research culture.

Scientists have identified a compound that can kill the parasites responsible for three neglected diseases: Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.

Researchers at three institutions in the US and UK receive grants to advance studies of repurposed drugs and novel antibodies in preventing COVID-19.

This report is about the lessons from a simulated negotiation of a post-Brexit UK-EU science agreement.

Not preparing for infectious disease outbreaks costs far more than putting the systems in place to prevent them from spreading around the globe. The human and economic…

Albert always knew the type of research he wanted to do. But to find the right research environment he had to move from industry to academia, and to a new country.

The world's largest health imaging study, funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and the British Heart Foundation is launched today. It will create the…

The largest clinical trial ever conducted into the treatment of severe malaria has brought calls for an immediate change to the medication patients are given, after it found…

A newly commissioned installation by Phoebe Argent brings a little artistic edge to Euston Road.

Only when we have tools to detect, treat and prevent coronavirus disease everywhere, will we be able to stop the pandemic. Developing these tools requires new global…

As global efforts continue to make sure Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines are available to those who need them the most, Will Hall writes about the ACT-Accelerator and…

For Stephen, setting up a lab meant dealing with some predictable challenges, like building a team, but also some unpredictable ones.

Children as young as five months old will follow the gaze of an adult towards an object and engage in joint attention, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and…