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Covid-19 is here to stay. However, with careful management we can prevent future outbreaks and move from pandemic to endemic. But what does…

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…

20.5 million children hadn’t received essential vaccinations in 2022, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.  While that marks…

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…

A research agenda outlining priorities to inform the direction of future research on Long Covid.

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)…

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…

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 (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…

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…

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…

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…

For a long time, academia has emphasised individual achievement over teamwork and collegiality. We want to change that. 

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…

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…

Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health at Wellcome, responds to Met Office report warning of 45 degree heat in UK and month long heatwaves

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…

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

Wellcome’s outgoing Director reflects on a decade of progress and looks ahead at the opportunities to improve health globally.