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Researchers identify brain network linked to deadliest childhood brain cancer

15 Jun 2026, 2:25 p.m.

Researchers at GOSH and University College London have identified a human brain network associated with survival in children with diffuse midline glioma, the deadliest childhood brain cancer.

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Families and researchers come together for BPAN Family Day

15 Jun 2026, 12:10 p.m.

Families affected by BPAN came together with clinicians and researchers at GOSH

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Professor Helen Cross elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

8 Jun 2026, 5:39 p.m.

Professor Helen Cross, Paediatric Neurology Consultant at GOSH and Director of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, has been elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences.

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Spotlight on our Research Co-ordinators

13 May 2026, 3:12 p.m.

Meet the staff who keep clinical trials on track, ensure the data is up-to-date, that rules are followed and families get their agreed upon support.

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Better understanding leukaemia for children with down syndrome

7 May 2026, 2:16 p.m.

Researchers have mapped the evolution of a type of leukaemia that is exclusive to children with Down syndrome and may have identified an overarching weakness in the cancer's genetic makeup.

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