Biomedical Research Centre news

Kidney tumour under a microscope

Origins of kidney cancers confirmed

23 Jun 2021, 10 a.m.

The origins of seven types of kidney cancer, including several rare subtypes, have been identified.

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Ian Simcock

Helping parents find answers after miscarriage

21 Jun 2021, 11:22 a.m.

A team at GOSH have developed a non-invasive imaging technique for the post-mortem imaging of babies who are miscarried or stillborn.

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Healthy T Cell

New insight into when CAR T is effective against childhood leukaemia

24 May 2021, 4 p.m.

Scientists studying the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapies in children with leukaemia have discovered a small sub-set of T-cells that are likely to play a key role in whether the treatment is successful

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International study finds gene therapy offers a potential cure to children born without an immune system

11 May 2021, 11:31 a.m.

An international team of researchers at GOSH and UCLA have developed a gene therapy that successfully treated 48 out of 50 children with a form of severe combined immunodeficiency

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Paolo de Coppi

MicroRNA from stem cells could be used to treat babies while still in the womb

29 Apr 2021, 3:11 p.m.

Scientists and doctors from GOSH and Toronto 'Sick Kids' have come together to take advantage of the regenerative properties of stem cells isolated from amniotic fluid.

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