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Wellcome Film of the Month: Rehabilitation of injured sailors (Parts 1 & 2),...
These newly discovered films have been languishing in obscurity in our film store until a recent preservation audit to detect vinegar syndrome across our film collection unearthed some uncatalogued...
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That organ ‘the brain’
To mark Wellcome Collection’s latest enticing exhibition, over the next few weeks we’re running a short series highlighting some of the research into this fascinating organ. Is size everything? We know...
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Maximising the health benefits of genetics and genomics
The general thrust of each of the Wellcome Trust’s challenge areas are, on the face of it, fairly self-evident. For instance, ‘Maximising the health benefits of genetics and genomics’ pretty much says...
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New Generation Thinking
Dr Matthew Smith Dr Matthew Smith is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde and works in the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare, Glasgow. He was recently...
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Appliance of Science: “Artists need to put themselves into their art”
Richard Tyrone Jones. Credit: Andrew Crowe. My name is Richard Tyrone Jones. I have heart failure, and for the last year I’ve been developing a solo show talking about how and why this happened –...
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Would lifting the ban on drugs enhance sport?
When the world’s fastest runners take their marks for the 100 metre Olympic final this weekend, how many will owe their place to performance enhancing drugs? According to Professor Werner Franke, half...
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Analysing the Nazi mind
Rudolf Hess as a child A new book by Professor Daniel Pick shines a light on a neglected aspect of the Allies’ work to win the War. Whether it’s collecting scrap metal, living with rationing or the...
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What World War I and medical history brought to our game
WWI: drawing of Royal Army Medical Corps, by F. Matania Authenticity matters in media, and it matters in games too. Titles like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor and many others employ military advisors to...
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On desire and reflections of self
What does our perception of Female Sexual Dysfunction say about our societal perception of female sexuality, desire, and indeed our reflection of ourselves? Katherine Angel discusses. My academic...
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Food allergy and hyperactivity: histories of medical controversy
The journey of a new medical concept from radical theory to mainstream medicine is often dogged by controversy. Dr Matthew Smith (left) argues that such controversies are fuelled by simplistic,...
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Get your book club a free reading pack for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize
We’ve just announced the shortlist for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2012. The six books, three fiction and three non-fiction, feature an assortment of styles and genres, ranging from a thriller to a...
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The Book Prize Blog: Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Mohammed Hanif
Cover Image for Our Lady of Alice Bhatti To mark the Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2012 we’ll be reading and blogging about each of the six shortlisted titles over the next two weeks. Today, Holly Story...
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Where is the weather?
Have you ever thought about how tall buildings could affect our health? High rise towers in big cities block air flow, resulting in bad ventilation and an increase in air pollution. High densities of...
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Losing face? The symbolism of facial mutilation
Facial mutilation is a repugnant crime, but its medieval use as a punishment may have had some symbolic significance. Penny Bailey explores a Wellcome Trust-funded project on the history of facial...
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On the rocks with a twist
The centenary of Robert Scott’s expedition to the South Pole is being celebrated this year, but what about some of the forgotten tales of the heroic age? I spoke to Dr Henry Guly about his research...
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How can history help the global health community today?
False coloured light micrograph of MRSA colonies. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium which is difficult to treat due to its resistance to common forms of antibiotics. The...
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The Livingstone Legacy
David Livingstone and his followers on a boat, attacked by a hippopotamus. From abolishing slavery in Africa to changing the face of tropical medicine, David Livingstone was an extraordinary man. Mike...
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Beyond the asylum: Looking back on mental health
Professor Barbara Taylor – a historian at Queen Mary, University of London – is best known for her work on the history of feminism. But in writing a new book to be published next year, she has been...
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Around the world in 80 days – Part 3: Malawi
Scientists in Malawi working with ‘locals’ around 30km from the nearest hospital Over the course of four months, Barry J Gibb visited the Wellcome Trust’s major overseas programmes in Africa and Asia...
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Life at the end: historical reflections on palliative medicine
Illustration by Marianne Dear What does end-of-life care really mean and how has it changed in recent history? Tilli Tansey reflects. ‘Is it really history?’ is a question I’m used to being asked. I’m...
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