Using new wearable technology to monitor Niemann-Pick disease
22 Mar 2016, 4:15 p.m.
A smartphone app, combined with wearable technology, will allow doctors to remotely monitor patients with conditions that limit their ability to voluntarily move their muscles. The app, known as 'aparito', uses a motion-tracking writsband to record the mo
Prevention of neural tube defects in women taking additional supplements
22 Mar 2016, 2:57 p.m.
BRC-supported researchers Professors Andrew Copp and Nicholas Greene have led research which suggests that women who are at risk of having children with neural tube defects such as spina bifida may be able to reduce this risk by taking inositol (Vitamin B
Identification of genetic mutation linked to complications associated with common birthmarks
18 Mar 2016, 5:42 p.m.
Research led by BRC-supported Dr Veronica Kinsler has found that a subset of a common type of birthmark, which is associated with severe complications, is caused by activating mutations in the genes GNAII and GNAQ. These findings could lead to early ident
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visits Great Ormond Street Hospital and meets young patients
21 Dec 2015, 12:23 p.m.
This morning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visited Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to announce a new £800 million boost to biomedical research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).