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Biomedical Research Centre news

Human nasal cells cultured in a petri dish

New study finds that nasal cells protect against Covid-19 in children

18 Apr 2024, 9:20 a.m.

New research shows that children are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID because cells in their nose are better at fighting off the virus.

New plan announced to get more children access to gene therapy treatments

9 Apr 2024, 9 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has announced plans to revolutionise how children living with a rare disease can gain access to life-changing treatments.

First-of-its-kind study into the Ketogenic diet

2 Apr 2024, 10 a.m.

A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, shows promise as an alternative treatment option for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Adult helping a child in goggles with a pipette

Raising awareness on Rare Disease Day

8 Mar 2024, 12:04 p.m.

To celebrate Rare Disease Day we invited patients and their families to try out 13 different hands-on and interactive fun and educational science and research activities for children and adults.

a mis-shapen ball of red circles, surrounded by blue filaments on a black background

Stem cells collected in late pregnancy herald advances in prenatal medicine

4 Mar 2024, 4 p.m.

A new pioneering approach, developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital means human development can be observed in late pregnancy for the first time