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Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Affordable Healthcare in India’.

A £45 million partnership between the Wellcome Trust and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, is unveiled today to support the development of innovative…

The Wellcome Trust and Merck & Co., Inc. announce the creation of the MSD-Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories, a unique research and development joint venture with a not…

This report explores the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug discovery.

We need to understand the impact of Covid-19 on wider health issues to shape better public health responses and limit long-term consequences. Drug resistance is one of these…

In the war against malaria, one small corner of the globe has repeatedly turned the tide, rendering our best weapons moot and medicine on the brink of defeat. Ed Yong reports.

The way we tackle infectious diseases is largely led by countries and organisations in the global north, competition and profit. How can we create a better research and…

Malaria parasites in western Cambodia have become resistant to artemisinin-based therapies, the first-line treatment for malaria, according to a study published in the ‘New…

Restricting the use of antibiotics is unlikely to stop the spread of drug resistance in typhoid fever, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in the…

An enzyme which allows trypanosome parasites to evade human defences is a promising new drug target, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in 'PLOS…

Researchers have discovered a genetic variant that significantly increases the risk of carriers being allergic to a common medication for epilepsy. The study, which included…

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…

A drug widely used to treat Parkinson’s disease can help to reverse age-related impairments indecision making in some older people, a study from researchers at the Wellcome…

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…

A unique collaboration between scientists, public health workers and police has led to the arrest by the Chinese authorities of alleged traders of fake antimalarial drugs in…

A widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug slows down the ageing process by mimicking the effects of dieting, according to a study published this week using worms to…

Scientists have developed an easy-to-use computer program that can quickly analyse bacterial DNA from a patient’s infection and predict which antibiotics will work, and which…

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh today report a new experimental compound that can improve memory and cognitive function in ageing mice. The compound is being…

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.