https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/our-research/our-research-infrastructure/nihr-great-ormond-street-hospital-brc/brc-news/?page=19

Filter by:

Biomedical Research Centre news

$collection of wrist x-ray images and an AI tool highlighting in red which x-rays contain fractures$

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

Eddie and his brother Leo are stood on a balcony with their arms around each other smiling at the camera. They are both wearing a dark uniform.

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.

A teenage boy in a green jacket with orange trim sit astride a muddy bike. He is smiling broadly at the camera, even though he is mud spattered and he is wearing a helmet which is also mud-splattered. He's on a track that looks like a country path.

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.

child on a slide that looks like a rainbow and says 'Clean Air Day'

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.