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This report gives an update on the status quo, recent developments and remaining critical gaps in the global response to antimicrobial resistance.

Over the last 100 years, tuberculosis research has saved millions of lives but it has failed to curb the epidemic. While some recent scientific developments are promising,…

The ‘grand narrative’ of 20th-century medicine is of the conquest of infectious diseases, through public health measures, vaccine and antibiotics. However, a new book looks…

Data is a powerful tool for understanding the health effects of climate change. That’s why we’ve mapped 120 years of global climate and health data to illustrate how climate…

We’ve updated our bullying and harassment policy to set out how we expect the organisations we fund to handle cases of misconduct.

Teenage girls with severe antisocial behaviour show abnormal changes in the structure of their brains, according to a study published today. The findings support previous…

Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their…

Pioneering grassroots projects in four different areas of the world are using innovative approaches to make sure the antibiotics we already have remain effective for as long…

Alexandra Parsons talks about our work to improve the Public Engagement Fund and reflects on the last round of awards.

As its Director, Sir Mark Walport, steps down, the Wellcome Trust has revealed that the total amount of charitable expenditure made by the Trust since the 1980s - when it…

The world needs a new vaccine to fight tuberculosis (TB). A new multimillion-pound global study funded by Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could provide a…

To mark this year’s LGBT History Month, Charli Colegate from our Humanities and Social Science team highlights four grants that are exploring the health-related histories of…

Health and scientific research will be severely threatened if proposed amendments to the Data Protection Regulation are taken forward by the European Parliament, warns a pan-…

A class of antiretroviral drugs commonly used to treat HIV, particularly in Africa and low-income countries, can cause premature ageing, according to research published today…

Wellcome Trust researchers have developed a model that can correctly predict whether a child will recover from a stutter in four out of five cases. The model should allow…

Research published today identifies two genetic variants that increase the risk of developing endometriosis, a common gynaecological disease. The study provides clues to the…

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…

We've introduced a new vision and strategy for Wellcome that we hope will have significant positive impacts on the course of human health over the next two decades.

This scoping report offers a broad overview of the current research landscape relating sleep and circadian rhythms to mental health, with a focus on depression, anxiety…