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'Voices in the dark': Mosaic's first audio feature
Mosaic, the online publication from the Wellcome Trust, today releases its first audio-only feature: 'Voices in the dark', an exploration the phenomenon of voice hearing, its…

What Sex did to the X – and Why
A chromosome account of evolution and revolution
The human X chromosome is about sex and how it evolved. It also has a unique position in the history of genetics – and the…

Sexually transmitted infections and risky sex still an issue in the UK
New results from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal), published in The Lancet, provide a picture of sexually transmitted infection (STI)…

Sex in the Afternoon: Wellcome Collection announces sexology literature tour
Four internationally renowned writers - including London’s first Young Poet Laureate, the current Forward Prize holder, and the former inaugural Poet in Residence at the…

Sex on the brain: 'Doublesex' gene key to determining fruit fly gender
The brains of males and females, and how they use them, may be far more different then previously thought, at least in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, according to…

One in ten women in Britain report having experienced sex against their will
One in ten women (9.8%) and roughly one in seventy men (1.4%), when asked “Has anyone actually made you have sex with them, against your will?”, said yes, according to new…

One in six men and women feel that their health affects their sex life
A new study, published in The Lancet as part of the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal), systematically assesses the association between…

Sex by Numbers: Wellcome Collection launches a national Sexology Season
Wellcome Collection is launching 'Sex by Numbers' - an interactive infographic that playfully maps the nation’s sex lives, from who with to how often - to mark the start of…

Survey examines changes in sexual behaviour and attitudes in Britain
New results published in The Lancet as part of the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) reveal how sexual behaviour and attitudes in Britain have…

Harnessing the power of predatory bacteria as a ‘living antibiotic’
A naturally occurring predatory bacterium is able to work with the immune system to clear multi-drug resistant Shigella infections in zebrafish, according to a study…

Brain imaging reveals why we remain optimistic in the face of reality
For some people, the glass is always half-full. Even when a football fan’s team has lost ten matches in a row, he might still be convinced his team can reverse its run of bad…

‘Science thrives best through international collaboration’ – Jeremy Farrar on ten years at Wellcome
Wellcome’s outgoing Director reflects on a decade of progress and looks ahead at the opportunities to improve health globally.

A postcoital switch: mapping the changing behaviours in the female fruit fly's mind
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then it shouldn’t be surprising that their neural circuits differ. In research published today in the journal ‘Current Biology…

Explained: Sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health
How sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health are connected - and what we still don't know about the links between them.

‘The Institute of Sexology’ opens its doors at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection is exploring the most publicly discussed of private acts with ‘The Institute of Sexology’, the first UK exhibition to bring together the pioneers of the…

Wellcome Trust launches nationwide Sexology Songwriting project
Young people from around the UK have begun work on a Sexology Songwriting project that will see them exploring the study of sex through music and lyrics.

Five things the IPCC report tells us about climate change and health
Climate change is more than an environmental disaster. It's a clear threat to people’s health, lives and livelihoods. But if we act now, we can reduce the impact and protect…

'The Institute of Sexology' to be first exhibition at expanded Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection will explore the most publicly discussed of private acts with ‘The Institute of Sexology’ (20 November 2014 to 20 September 2015), the first UK exhibition…

Public need to know how patient records are used, including by commercial organisations
The most in-depth research ever into what the public think about patient records being used by commercial organisations has revealed that the majority are in favour as long…