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FILTER RESULTS ►Unprecedented Insight Into Causes Of Pneumococcal Disease Offered By Genome Sequencing
A new study led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has, for the first time, used genome sequencing technology to track the changes in a bacterial population following the introduction of a vaccine. Show More Summary
Turtle genome analysis sheds light on the development and evolution of turtle-specific body plan
April 28, 2013, Shenzhen, China- The Joint International Turtle Genomes Consortium, led by investigators from RIKEN, BGI, and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, has completed the genome sequencing of soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Show More Summary
How to Place Rose Petals on Your Lover’s Skin (& Write About Science)
The Guardian and the Wellcome Trust have been holding a science-writing prize contest lately, and to accompany it The Guardian has been running a superb series of interviews with science writers about how to write about science. Geoff Brumfiel, Helen...
Total Dengue Virus Infections Are Triple Current Estimates Worldwide, Say Experts
There are about 390 million people infected with the dengue virus annually worldwide, triple the World Health Organization's estimate, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust reported in the journal Nature. Professor...Show More Summary
DNA Sequencing Reveals Evidence For Mycobacterium abscessus Transmission Between Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Researchers at Papworth Hospital, the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered why a new type of dangerous bacterial infection has become more common among people with Cystic Fibrosis around the world. Show More Summary
Rise in CF patient infections explained
Researchers at Papworth Hospital, the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered why a new type of dangerous bacterial infection has become more common among people with Cystic Fibrosis around the world. Through their ground-breaking research, the team has developed new measures to protect Cystic Fibrosis patients. read more
Parkinson's drug helps older people to make decisions
A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's Disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a study from researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging has shown. The study, published...Show More Summary
Zulch Prize
Professor Ray Dolan awarded the 2013 Klaus Joachim Zülch Prize The Wellcome Trust Holly Story 07 Jan 2013 Read article
Victim-Blaming & Drug-Resistant Malaria
Plasmodium, the malaria parasite, is a single-celled organism of unparalleled resilience. For the past seven months I’ve studied malaria thanks to a grant from the Wellcome Trust to write a book about it. The research has taken me to many laboratories, inside countless articles, into conversations with brilliant malariologists, behind many lenses and to many [...]
Why Some People Are More In Tune With What They Want
Wellcome Trust researchers have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their choices than others. Throughout life, we're constantly evaluating our options and making decisions based on the information we have available. Show More Summary
Brain study shows why some people are more in tune with what they want
Wellcome Trust researchers have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their choices than others. Throughout life, we're constantly evaluating our options and making decisions based on the information we have available. Show More Summary
Open science event in London this weekend
If you're in London this weekend, you should know that the Wellcome Trust is sponsoring a two-day bioscience hackathon with prizes awarded for the best ideas in four categories: Open Me — collecting data on yourself and making it useful to yourself; Open Research — making biomedical data produced by professional scientists more accessible and [...]
Promising New Technique For Creating Stem Cells Using A Routine Blood Sample
Scientists - funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome Trust - have published a patient-friendly and efficient way to make stem cells out of blood, increasing the hope that scientists could one day use stem cells made from patients' own cells to treat cardiovascular disease (1). Show More Summary
New patient-friendly way to make stem cells for fight against heart disease
Scientists – funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome Trust – have today published a patient-friendly and efficient way to make stem cells out of blood, increasing the hope that scientists could one day use stem cells made from patients' own cells to treat cardiovascular disease (1). read more
Learning who's the top dog: Study reveals how the brain stores information about social rank
Researchers supported by the Wellcome Trust have discovered that we use a different part of our brain to learn about social hierarchies than we do to learn ordinary information. The study provides clues as to how this information isShow More Summary
Bloody history takes medical book prize
The 2012 Wellcome Trust Prize went to Thomas Wright for his biography of the physician who first understood the circulation of blood
The Ten Noises We Hate The Most
A knife scraping against a glass bottle is the most unpleasant sound for most human beings, researchers from the Newcastle University and Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL, both in England, reported in the Journal of Neuroscience. Show More Summary
High Chocolate Intake And Nobel Prize Winnings Linked
It seems that countries with the highest regular chocolate intake per person have a proportionally greater number of Nobel Prize, winners, researchers from Kings College London and the Wellcome Trust have revealed in a new book. The NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) has an article on this book. Show More Summary
The worst noises in the world: Why we recoil at unpleasant sounds
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience and funded by the Wellcome Trust, Newcastle University scientists reveal the interaction between the region of the brain that processes sound, the auditory cortex, and the amygdala,...Show More Summary
Gamify your PhD Winner takes you on a Fantastic Voyage Shooter
Last month the Wellcome Trust brought together 6 scientists and 21 game developers for the Gamify your PhD contest. Thomas Rawlings, a game consultant, explained the thinking behind the weekend game jam: “Science and games are a natural...Show More Summary
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