Select Committee on Science and Technology Written Evidence

Annex 1

WELLCOME TRUST FUNDING IN KEY RESEARCH AREAS RELATED TO AGEING[16]

	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, senescence	355	61.98
Joint and bone diseases (arthritis, osteoporosis)	185	43.70
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
% of total funding (1994-2004):		16.2

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16   Using our broadest definition of ageing-related research, approximately £877 million of the research funded by the Wellcome Trust over the last 10 years is directly or indirectly related to ageing. This table shows the result of more specific searches, using the key words shown above. The search was conducted such a way that a grant can not be counted more than once, even if it triggered more than one of the keywords/phrases. We have not attempted to combine "Ageing or Longevity" with any of other key word listed in this table. Data was obtained by searching for the indicated keyword/phrase over the period 1994-2004. Back