Wellcome Trust and MRC invest £13m to create a new national stem cell resource
The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council today announced a £12.75 million initiative to create a catalogue of high-quality adult stem cells, so-called ‘induced…
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Stem cell transplant repairs damaged gut in mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease
A source of gut stem cells that can repair a type of inflammatory bowel disease when transplanted into mice has been identified by researchers at the Wellcome Trust-Medical…
Wave of blue fluorescence reveals pathway of death in worms
The final biological events in the life of a worm are described today, revealing how death spreads like a wave from cell to cell until the whole organism is dead.
Rare tumour's 'fingerprint' used to develop cheap and reliable new test
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a cheap and reliable diagnostic test for a rare form of cancer. The test involves screening tumour samples for a…
Study reveals how memory load leaves us ‘blind’ to new visual information
Trying to keep an image we’ve just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are ‘looking’ at, according to the results of a new study supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Wellcome Trust and MRC invest in world-class Stem Cell Institute
Two of the UK’s largest funders of medical research are to invest £8 million in a new world-leading centre for stem cell biology and medicine. The Wellcome Trust-Medical…
Grants awarded: Innovations Strategic and Portfolio Awards
Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Innovations Strategic and Portfolio Awards’
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…
TB trial highlights the challenges of introducing new childhood vaccine
A new vaccine to combat tuberculosis is less effective at stimulating an immune response when administered to Gambian infants in combination with the routine immunisation…
Wellcome Trust prices £400 million bond
The Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest charitable foundation and one of the world’s largest funders of medical research, today announces that it has priced £400 million of…
Delirium mouse model helps researchers understand the condition’s causes
A new mouse model of delirium developed by Wellcome Trust researchers has provided an important insight into the mechanisms underlying the condition, bringing together two…
Multiple trials of VSV Ebola vaccine accelerated by international collaborative
Trials of one of the most promising candidate Ebola vaccines are to begin swiftly in healthy volunteers in Europe, Gabon and Kenya, as funds from the Wellcome Trust enable an…
New candidate malaria vaccine neutralises parasite strains
A new candidate malaria vaccine with the potential to neutralise all strains of the most deadly species of malaria parasite has been developed by a team led by scientists at…
Safety first: how Covid-19 vaccines are tested
How are Covid-19 vaccines tested to ensure they are safe and effective, and how do the clinical trials they are put through work?
European Parliament urged to continue funding research using embryonic stem cells
A coalition of leading funders of biomedical research and patients groups has today issued a joint statement calling on the European Parliament to continue funding research…
Research involving human participants policy
What we expect from the researchers and organisations we fund when planning and conducting research involving human participants.
The vaccine journey: from idea to immunisation
Researchers may well identify a safe, effective vaccine for COVID-19 before too long, but all that fantastic work could count for nothing unless we also invest in the next…
Scientists find link between gene and sensitivity to emotional environment
Researchers at the University of Essex have shown that a genetic variant could make some people more sensitive to their emotional environment - and more susceptible to…
Judging panel announced for 2010 Wellcome Trust Book Prize
The judging panel for the 2010 Wellcome Trust Book Prize has been announced. Chaired by Clive Anderson, former barrister, comedy writer and presenter, the panel includes…