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For all fans of our Wellcome Film of the Month: a quick note to say it hasn’t disappeared but has moved to the Wellcome Library blog. The first in the new look column was posted today, on ‘Your children and you’. You’ll find the same fabulous film from our archives each month with commentary and analysis […]
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Over the course of four months, Barry Gibb visited our major overseas programmes in Africa and Asia to make a film about Wellcome Collection’s Art in Global Health project. In the latest of his diary entries, Barry makes a brief stop somewhere a little closer to home: Berlin. As a researcher back in the early 90s, […]
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In the past 5 years or so, there has been a huge increase in lifestyle use of prescription drugs that can enhance cognitive function in various ways. These so-called “smart drugs” include the stimulants methylphenidate (better known by its trade name, Ritalin), which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and modafinil (also known […]
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This week (13 – 19 May 2013) is mental health awareness week which aims to raise awareness of and challenge people’s views surrounding mental health issues. Mental health is unfortunately still often treated as a social stigma or taboo subject and this can leave people feeling even more isolated and vulnerable. The Mental Health Foundation’s […]
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The Wellcome Trust Monitor explores public attitudes about biomedical science. Now in its second incarnation, the survey shows surprising trends in public thinking around biomedical subjects. We asked the project’s manager, Hannah Baker, to tell us more. What is the Wellcome Monitor? It’s a tracking survey that measures adults’ and young people’s awareness, knowledge and […]
