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Wellcome Trust Research Round-up: 04.04.16
Our fortnightly round-up of news from the Wellcome Trust research community. An apple a day Increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables we eat may significantly reduce the progression of cataracts, a...
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The ethics of Zika trials in pregnancy
Exploring the ethics of involving pregnant women in clinical trials for diagnostic tests, treatments and vaccines for Zika virus is one of five new research projects funded by the Wellcome Trust and...
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New funding to tackle urgent African health challenges
Research teams in Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda have been given a further £21 million through the DELTAS Africa initiative, which will support world class health research and help train the...
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Trial of experimental Ebola treatment publishes results
Results from a clinical trial of the experimental anti-Ebola drug TKM-130803 in Sierra Leone have shown that, at the dose given, the treatment did not improve survival in people with the disease. The...
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Gene therapy restores sight in people with inherited blindness
Researchers at the University of Oxford have found gene therapy can return some sight to people with inherited blindness for up to four years after treatment. Scientists used gene therapy to treat...
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Public Engagement Events Listing – May 2016
With two bank holidays this month, what better way to spend them than enjoying one of our fantastic Wellcome Trust supported events? Exhibitions Jacqueline Donachie: deep in the heart of your brain –...
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Launching today: our new website!
Today we launched our new website. It has been designed to put our users’ needs first, be accessible to all, work well across all screen sizes and better serve our international audiences. As explained...
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