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Muscle tissue successfully xenotransplanted in new study
12 Aug 2013, 12:16 p.m.
The possibility of using animal parts to overcome human organ shortages moves one step closer following the successful transplant of rabbit skeletal muscle tissue into rats, by a team led by the UCL Institute of Child Health.
New treatment may work with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida
9 Aug 2013, 12:46 p.m.
Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) are investigating a new treatment that could work alongside folic acid to boost its effectiveness and prevent a greater proportion of neural tube defects – such as spina bifida – in early pregnancy.
Charts on children’s lung function rewritten after study of 2,200 school pupils
7 Aug 2013, 2:29 p.m.
Researchers are set to rewrite the charts they use to assess children’s lungs and diagnose respiratory conditions, following an extensive study of more than 2,000 primary school pupils in London.
Three GOSH competitors aim for gold at World Transplant Games
30 Jul 2013, 5:02 p.m.
Three sporty youngsters are competing at the World Transplant Games in Durban, South Africa, this week after receiving organ transplants at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Scientists transplant photoreceptors from retina grown ‘in a dish’
24 Jul 2013, 11:40 a.m.
UCL scientists have carried out the first successful transplant of light-sensitive photoreceptor cells extracted from a synthetic retina, grown ‘in a dish’ from embryonic stem cells.
