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A virtual reality plant breeding game won $150,000 yesterday evening when judges led by Susan Calman chose Seed by All Seeing Eye to win Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-…

Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the…

GLOBAL efforts to counter the threat of dangerous superbugs must move faster and with more focus, health leaders are warning.

Following the success of its recent exhibitions, which have looked at mental health and at identity, Wellcome Collection returns to the subject of the human body for its…

A new report published today identifies options through which funders can help ensure that the rapidly growing open access market delivers high-quality services and value for…

We publish a summary of our grant funding data every year to show how we spend our money.

As the climate crisis intensifies, it shrinks and contaminates the water we rely on. We need to act now to reduce the existing and emerging threat that this poses to our…

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.

Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports on an outbreak that went on far longer than anyone expected.

This committee considers applications for PhD Programmes for Health Professionals.

Leading Indian psychiatrist Professor Vikram Patel has published two studies today in The Lancet1 that he argues provide strong evidence for the roll out of lay counselling…

Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships’.

In spite of what we know about the impacts of climate change on health, policymakers and decision-makers are still not taking action quickly and decisively enough. Here's why…

This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Early-Career Awards.

Read summaries of the grants awarded under the Our Planet, Our Health programme.

AVATAR therapy aims to reduce the distress that people who hear voices can experience. Here, we explain how it works – and share the encouraging results from the latest…

Wellcome Collection is calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-creators of its new temporary exhibition, ‘Things’.

This report aims to help experts and practitioners to communicate with impact, so that the public understands and supports action on drug-resistant infections.