Organisation: The Wellcome Trust

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

news

Crucial discovery could lead to new treatments for asthma

Irish scientists have helped make a crucial discovery that could lead to new treatments for asthma, a disease that affects almost half a million people in this country.

news

Sugar-coated bacteria may help in fight against cancer, says UCC

world

TB bacteria 'survive by getting fat'

business

Bidding battle breaks out over Boots

business

Boots leads FTSE gains

business

Investors support Glaxo over animal rights

Fizzy drinks can help your memory

FIZZY drinks, the scourge of healthy diet campaigners, can improve your memory, according to experts.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2006

Worm holds key to treating disease

A PARASITIC worm may hold the key to treating some major lung and skin diseases, a team of Irish-based scientists revealed yesterday.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2005

Parasitic worm may help beat lung and skin diseases

A parasitic worm may hold the key to treating some major lung and skin diseases, a team of Irish-based scientists revealed today.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2005

Gates spends millions on global health research

Software tycoon Bill Gates’ philanthropic foundation is paying out more than £240m (€360.7m) to fund 43 research projects, from finding Aids vaccines to boosting the nutritional content of bananas.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005