Biomedical Research Centre news

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Investigating the rise in hepatitis in children

25 Jul 2022, 12:15 p.m.

Due to our world-leading expertise in genomics, we've teamed up with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to understand why more children than normal are being diagnosed with liver infections (hepatitis)...

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Structural imagine of the brain’s regions (left) and diffusion diagram of the wiring of a brain (right), which Lewis-Spitz Surgical Scientist Aswin Chari and his team analyse together to create a ’network’, as part of new epilepsy research which reveals how children with epilepsy have brains that are wired differently to children without the condition.

New research reveals brain wiring differences in children with epilepsy

13 Jul 2022, 2:30 p.m.

Children with epilepsy have brains that are wired differently from those without the condition, a new study by our researchers has found. This new epilepsy research paves the way for improved treatment, specifically how different surgery techniques can...

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New technology to support treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

12 Jul 2022, 8 a.m.

New research takes already routinely collected healthcare data and looks for trends to improve our understanding of cystic fibrosis. This technology will hopefully lead to better outcomes for children with the cystic fibrosis.

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New director of UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

30 Jun 2022, 5 p.m.

The UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) has announced that Professor Helen Cross, an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Neurology at GOSH, will take up the post of Director of the institute from 1 September 2022.

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A diagram highlighting the differences between fractures in adults and children - with fractures in children presenting in multiple different and less obvious ways

Can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to better diagnose fractures?

10 Jun 2022, 3 p.m.

Dr Susan Shelmerdine, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) discusses her research into using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify fractures in children.

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