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Amelia and her twin sister Lily sitting down and smiling

GOSH mum Layla recounts her daughter's stay on Bear Ward

5 Jan 2022, 10:54 a.m.

Last year Layla’s baby daughter, Amelia, arrived at GOSH for surgery at just nine weeks whilst her twin sister was waiting for her at home.

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GOSH celebrates second anniversary of Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children

4 Jan 2022, 2:04 a.m.

To celebrate its recent second birthday, we’re looking back at a remarkable two years at the Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children.

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Gene therapy research boosts SMA outlook

20 Dec 2021, 9 a.m.

Researchers and doctors at GOSH have long been at the forefront of developing new treatments for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and new research this year is helping us understand how Zolgensma, a gene therapy, can help.

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Predicting bacteria's resistance to antibiotics

16 Dec 2021, 1 p.m.

Researchers at GOSH and UCL are the first to identify 'pre-resistance' signs in bacteria, indicators that particular bacteria are likely to become resistant to antibiotics in the future. This will allow doctors in the future to select the best treatments

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Surgeons operating in theatre

Are rocket scientists and brain surgeons really smarter than everyone else?

14 Dec 2021, 10:17 a.m.

A London team of surgeons, led by Surgeon Scientist Aswin Chari at GOSH, have explored whether the phrases “It’s not rocket science” or “It’s not brain surgery” are justified, in a study in the Christmas issue of The British Medical Journal.

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