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Potential new target found for childhood kidney disease

19 Sep 2024, 12:17 p.m.

An international research team including researchers from GOSH have identified a new feature of a rare kidney disease in children that could help develop improved treatments.

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GOSH becomes go-to digital pathology centre for children

25 Jul 2024, 4:35 p.m.

GOSH has gone-live with the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) digital pathology system. The national system is transforming traditional methods, which could lead to quicker turnaround for more accurate and efficient diagnoses and accele…

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Experts across the UK come together to share cutting edge findings in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

18 Jul 2024, 1:20 p.m.

The CLUSTER Consortium celebrates over six years of research addressing the needs of children and young people with arthritis.

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Astronaut Tim Peake ‘launches’ our new NIHR Clinical Research Facility

15 Jul 2024, 3 p.m.

We were thrilled to have astronaut Tim Peake join us at the official launch of the new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) GOSH Clinical Research Facility where he met with patients, families, staff and children from the GOSH nursery.

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Young people want AI involved in their care, new GOSH study shows

10 Jul 2024, 2:21 p.m.

For the first time, a study has asked children and young people across all four UK nations for their views on how they would like AI to be used to enhance their healthcare

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World-first genomic testing scheme ensures every child gets the best cancer treatment for them

2 Jul 2024, 10 a.m.

Children with cancer are being offered treatment plans tailored to their specific cancer thanks to a single genomic test that reads more than three billion letters of DNA to identify cancer-causing mutations.

Important step forward in stem cell therapy for rare bowel disease

27 Jun 2024, 11:15 a.m.

A new study led by researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) and the Centre for Stem Cell Biology, University of Sheffield, has demonstrated the potential of stem cell therapy to treat those with Hirschsprung disease.

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First UK trial of Deep Brain Stimulation for children with epilepsy begins at GOSH

24 Jun 2024, 9 a.m.

Discover how Oran became the first UK patient in a clinical trial using deep brain stimulation (DBS) for epilepsy. Learn about his 80% reduction in daytime seizures thanks to this innovative DBS treatment.

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Studying the impact of environments on child health by linking big data

20 Jun 2024, 8 a.m.

At GOSH we know that we're not caring for children if we're not caring for the environment. We spoke to Professor Pia Hardelid, who told us about a project which is helping us to understand the impacts of local environments on children’s health.

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Blood test and AI could predict Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms

18 Jun 2024, 4 p.m.

International researchers have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence to predict Parkinson’s up to seven years before the onset of symptoms, part-supported by the NIHR GOSH BRC

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Researchers have designed a new genetic therapy that could be used to reverse large and painful giant moles after further studies.

17 Jun 2024, 2 p.m.

Researchers have designed a new genetic therapy that could be used to reverse large and painful giant moles after further studies.

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New blood test could prevent sudden deaths for children living with hereditary heart condition

10 Jun 2024, 9 a.m.

A new blood test that could identify children with a potentially fatal heart condition has been developed by researchers at UCL (University College London) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)

GOSH Surgeon Paolo De Coppi makes first TIME100 Health List

2 May 2024, 2 p.m.

Professor Paolo De Coppi has been added to TIME's inaugural TIME100 Health List of the 100 most influential people in global health this year

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Two years of advancing personalised healthcare for children in collaboration with Roche

29 Apr 2024, noon

As we mark the milestone of our second year working together with Roche, we took some time to reflect on the incredible progress we have made in our journey towards advancing personalised healthcare for children.

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New treatment for brain tumour approved after over 20 years of research

24 Apr 2024, 8 a.m.

The first-ever targeted treatment for brain tumours in children has been approved for NHS patients, following decades of research by a Great Ormond Street consultant.

Help pioneer new treatments for millions of people this DNA Day

23 Apr 2024, 9:41 a.m.

DNA Day is coming up this Thursday (25 April) and the team behind the DNA, Children + Young People’s Health Resource (D-CYPHR) are encouraging children and young people to contribute to important health research.

New cheek swab test helping to monitor children with rare heart condition

22 Apr 2024, 9:49 a.m.

A cheap and simple test, being developed with funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), will allow quick and safe monitoring in children with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies (ACM).

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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.