Annex 1
Wellcome Trust funding in key research areas
related to ageing. Data was obtained by searching for the indicated
keyword/phrase over the period 1994-2004.
|
| Number of awards
| £ awarded (millions)
|
|
| Ageing, longevity | 224
| 52.51 |
| Mental health (Alzheimer's, dementia) | 250
| 66.13 |
| Antioxidants, free radical damage | 53
| 4.87 |
| Apoptosis, cell cycle, cell death, | 355
| 61.98 |
| senescence | |
|
| Joint and bone diseases (arthritis, | 185
| 43.70 |
| osteoporosis) | |
|
| Cancer | 100
| 62.42 |
| Demography | 189
| 34.32 |
| Diet, vitamins | 99
| 13.82 |
| Geriatric medicine | 12
| 1.71 |
| Hearing | 4
| 0.59 |
| Exercise | 30
| 2.40 |
| Stem cell | 165
| 45.16 |
| Stroke | 155
| 47.12 |
| Vision | 564
| 110.23 |
| Total: | 2,385
| 546.97 |
| Percentage of total funding (1994-2004): |
| 16.20 |
|
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