(IN BRIEF) UK Biobank has entered the second stage of its whole-body scanning study, where 60,000 volunteers will be re-scanned to analyze changes that have occurred since their initial scans. The study, conducted in collaboration with organizations such as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biomedical database, bone density, British Heart Foundation, Calico, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, CZI, dementia, Dementias Platform UK, DEXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, magnetic resonance imaging, Medical Research Council, MRC, MRI, Professor Paul Matthews, Professor Sir Rory Collins, research resource, study, The whole-body scanning study, UK Biobank e, ultrasound, ultrasounds of carotid arteries, Wellcome, whole-body scanning, X-ray
LONDON, 12-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Spotting brain injuries from babies’ brainwaves, and predicting the best way to tailor stroke care to individual patients are two examples of how digital technology is transforming health. The projects are funded through our Innovator Awards. In … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome is planning to open a small office in Berlin so that we can work more closely with our international partners, tackling global health challenges such as epidemic preparedness and drug-resistant infections. The German capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Berlin, global health challenges, INNOVATION, RESEARCH, Wellcome
LONDON, 27-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome and the World Health Organization (WHO) are holding an expert meeting this autumn to bring together leading scientists and promising early-career researchers to invigorate nutrition science. ‘Transforming Nutrition Science for Better Health’ will be held … Read the full press release
LONDON, 14-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome is making an initial fund of up to £2 million available to support a rapid response to the new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The pledge comes after the DRC … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Healthcare, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Congo, Dr Peter Salama, Ebola outbreak, fund, Jeremy Farrar, vaccine, Wellcome, WHO
LONDON, 16-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fourteen public libraries across England, Scotland and Wales have been awarded £200,000 to help their communities explore health and wellbeing. Greer Roberts, from Wellcome’s Public Engagement team, explains why we’re co-funding the projects. What is Engaging … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Healthcare, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Greer Roberts, public libraries, Wellcome
LONDON, 04-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome is giving £13 million in funding to five science centres around the UK to encourage new and different ideas that will help to make science more accessible. The funding has been awarded through the Inspiring Science Fund. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Inspiring Science Fund, science centres around the UK, Wellcome
LONDON, 21-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — We’ve joined an alliance of research funders to support a new initiative in UK prevention research. A funding call will follow later in 2017. The UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP), which includes some of the Research … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Improve UK Population Health, initiative, NCDs, Wellcome
LONDON, 05-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — With the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), we’re supporting five new informal science learning projects. The projects will help to increase understanding of how informal science learning activities affect children … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ESRC, informal science learning projects, NSF, Wellcome
LONDON, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome awarded four new research partnerships a total of £29m to tackle global environmental and health challenges. The scientists – from Australia, South America and the UK – are receiving the funding as part of Wellcome’s … Read the full press release
A miniature MRI scanner to improve diagnosis and treatment of brain damage in premature babies is being tested in Sheffield. LONDON, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — One of only two in the world, the prototype scanner has been developed through a … Read the full press release
LONDON, 20-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome is committing $100m to a new partnership to create vaccines for epidemic diseases. CEPI – the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation – launches on Thursday 19 January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Non Profit, Science, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged CEPI, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, Dr Charlie Weller, Lassa, MERS, Nipah vaccines, Wellcome, ZIKA
LONDON, 20-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A panel of international experts has called for continued commitment to Ebola vaccine development to fully prepare for the next outbreak. The Ebola vaccine developed during the West African epidemic is the first to be shown … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Non Profit, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Ebola vaccine development, Jeremy Farrar, REPORT, Wellcome
LONDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe, a researcher at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the prestigious Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. The award recognises Professor Lasker’s work, funded through a Wellcome Senior Fellowship, into how human … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Government, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Jeremy Farrar, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Lasker Awards, Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, Professor Gregg Semenza, Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe, Professor William Kaelin, Wellcome
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