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New cause of thyroid hormone deficiency discovered
14 Nov 2012, 9:54 a.m.
International researchers, including a team at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the UCL Institute of Child Health, have discovered a new cause for thyroid hormone deficiency, or hypothyroidism.
Europe’s first research centre to tackle birth defects
25 Oct 2012, 4:05 p.m.
Better ways to tackle birth defects will be investigated at the Newlife Birth Defects Research Centre (BDRC) which officially opened on Thursday 25 October 2012.
Study highlights success of 50 years of modern medical interventions for babies with heart defects
22 Oct 2012, 10:29 a.m.
A study published in this month’s Archives of Diseases in Childhood shows a marked increase in survival rates for babies born with congenital heart defects (CHDs) during the last 50 years.
Children at risk of eating disorders have higher IQ and better working memory
15 Oct 2012, 1:29 p.m.
Children at risk for eating disorders on average have a higher IQ and better working memory but are less able to control automatic thoughts, according to researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH).
