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.
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New app to explore young people’s views on smart drugs and the effects of technology on the brain
Is being in love just a chemical reaction? Is technology harming our brains? Is it OK to enhance brain function with cognitive enhancers, or ‘smart drugs’? These are just…
Who’s the Pest? brings a season of insects to Wellcome Collection
They are with us from the beginning and eat us when we die. Insects will always be a part of our lives, and a major new season at Wellcome Collection explores the complex and…
Study defines level of dengue virus needed for transmission
Researchers have identified the dose of dengue virus in human blood that is required to infect mosquitoes when they bite. Mosquitoes are essential for transmitting the virus…
Standard & Poor's reaffirms Wellcome Trust's AAA credit rating
The Wellcome Trust announced today that its AAA (stable) credit rating has been reaffirmed by Standard & Poor’s. The Trust continues to be rated Aaa (stable) by Moody’s…
Techniques to prevent transmission of mitochondrial diseases to be assessed in new £5.8 million Wellcome Trust centre
Research that could pave the way for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to prevent the hereditary transmission of devastating mitochondrial diseases will take place at…
Study reveals human drive for fair play
People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they think the offer is unfair, according to a new study funded by the Wellcome Trust. The…
Nearby chimpanzee populations show much greater genetic diversity than distant human populations
Chimpanzee populations living in relatively close proximity are substantially more different genetically than humans living on different continents, according to a study…
Wonder: Barbican and Wellcome Trust collaborate on a season to light up the mind
The Barbican and the Wellcome Trust today announce their collaboration on a season for spring 2013 that brings together the arts and neuroscience.
Pop-up surgery and citizen science: new Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellows announced
The Wellcome Trust today announces its two new Engagement Fellows - Professor Roger Kneebone from Imperial College London and Dr Erinma Ochu from the University of Manchester.
Computer programs may be able to identify individuals most at risk of anxiety and mood disorders
Computer programs can be taught to differentiate between the brain scans of healthy adolescents and those most at risk of developing psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety…
Spasticity gene finding provides clues to causes of nerve cell degeneration
The discovery of a gene that causes a form of hereditary spastic paraplegia may provide scientists with an important insight into what causes axons, the stems of our nerve…
Scientists map hotspots for genetic exchange in chimpanzees
Scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of Chicago have constructed the world’s first genetic map in chimpanzees of recombination - the exchange of genetic…
Wellcome Trust to provide financial support for science journalism students
The Wellcome Trust is to offer financial support for two students per year for three years to undertake a postgraduate qualification in science journalism at City University…
‘Circulation’ by Thomas Wright wins the 2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize
Thomas Wright has been announced as the winner of the £25 000 Wellcome Trust Book Prize for ‘Circulation’, his biography of William Harvey.
‘Memory Trace’ at the Wellcome Trust
London landmarks take a cerebral twist in Gayle Chong Kwan’s ‘Memory Trace’, a newly commissioned photographic work displayed in the windows of the Wellcome Trust…
Virtual reality allows researchers to measure brain activity during behaviour at unprecedented resolution
Researchers have developed a new technique that allows them to measure brain activity in large populations of nerve cells at the resolution of individual cells. The technique…
Report outlines challenges and opportunities facing malaria research
Research aiming to improve the delivery of proven, cost-effective interventions to reduce the burden of malaria must go hand-in-hand with studies to understand the biology…
Poor mental health linked to reduced life expectancy
People with mental health problems have a lower life expectancy, according to a large-scale population-based study published today in the ‘British Medical Journal’. The…
Counterfeit and substandard antimalaria drugs threaten crisis in Africa, experts warn
Hopes of at last controlling malaria in Africa could be dashed by the emergence of poor-quality and fraudulent antimalarial medicines, warn experts writing in ‘Malaria…