The ability to read is a key skill for life – but so is enjoying reading for pleasure. As parents, we have a role to play to encourage children and young people to read for pleasure – it is also a useful balance to using electronic devices. Even if you do
Infusions of donor bone marrow cells help children with inherited skin blistering
26 May 2015, 4:10 p.m.
Promising results from a trial of a new stem-cell based therapy for a rare and debilitating skin condition have been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The therapy, involving infusions of stem cells, was found to provide pain relief an
Research and publications from the Gastroenterology Department
The clinical academic unit of paediatric gastroenterology is a partnership across Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and is involved in a large spectrum of research.
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…
Chien Wong: Taking a closer look at surgical retinal disease
26 Sep 2019, 11:09 a.m.
Meet Chien Wong, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Chien is a consultant eye surgeon at GOSH, with a special interest in surgical retinal diseases in children. He leads the de facto UK national centre for retinal detachment in pr
Combining expertise for more efficient clinical trials of the future
22 Jan 2023, 8 a.m.
A group of researchers and clinical scientists have combined their expertise to develop a new way to monitor the progression of movement disorders and increase the efficiency of clinical trials.
First-of-its-kind study will assess psychological impact of sudden cardiac death on children
3 Mar 2025, 9:36 a.m.
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) will lead a pioneering study with the hope of revealing more about how best to help children who have experienced an unexpected and often traumatic loss in the family.
CLOSED: GOSH BRC Studentship Programme aims to fund three highly motivated non-clinical PhDs students to support the training and development of the next generation of translational researchers.
Meet Dr Maria Hadji-Michael (left), Clinical Psychologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital, who supports Oscar, who featured in the second series of Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes.
Maria explains that although Oscar has Tourette syndrome, his biggest diffi
New 3D modelling techniques which could give a more realistic view of heart defects in patients are being researched at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London, thanks to a grant from Heart Research UK.
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