Biomedical Research Centre news

A colorful illustration of three small primates—a bush baby (galago), a tamarin monkey, and a mouse lemur—posed playfully against a vibrant background. Each animal is depicted with friendly, expressive features to highlight their role in evolutionary research.

What do bush babies, tamarin monkeys, and mouse lemurs have that humans don’t?

28 Aug 2025, 10:41 a.m.

GOSH imaging researchers have worked with teams in Harvard in the USA to work out how and when our pelvises developed to be different from other animals.

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Nanodiamonds and hormones used in rare condition to promote lung growth

27 Aug 2025, 9 a.m.

An international research team led by GOSH, UCL and KU Leuven in Belgium, is using 3D-printing and nanodiamonds, to design treatments that could help babies repair their damaged lungs in the womb.

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New national registry for inherited hearing loss

26 Aug 2025, 2:20 p.m.

A new national registry is helping researchers understand more about inherited hearing loss – and could help bring about new treatments.

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Teenager off to university after life-changing gene therapy

18 Aug 2025, 6 a.m.

A teenager with a rare, life-limiting genetic condition is off to university after receiving a gene therapy that changed his life.

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Stem cell treatment can improve rare skin condition in children

15 Aug 2025, 9:46 a.m.

Children with a rare skin condition have found their symptoms have improved through taking part in the largest clinical trial of its kind, led by clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

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