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Biomedical Research Centre news

GOSH joins groundbreaking genetic study into COVID-19

13 May 2020, 9:26 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is recruiting COVID-19 patients to participate in a new nationwide study looking at why some people are more severely affected by the virus than others, as part of a partnership between the GenOMICC Study Consortium (le

Genetic study of over 1,000 people sheds new light on immune-system disorders

6 May 2020, 4:30 p.m.

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) can provide a more accurate diagnosis for patients with missing or poorly functioning immune systems, while providing new insight into complex genetic causes, according to results of a new international study involving resear

Five COVID-19 questions we’re trying to answer

27 Apr 2020, 10:03 a.m.

Our army of researchers at GOSH and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) are supporting scientific studies aimed at understanding, tracking and even stopping COVID-19. Several studies employ the expertise of intensive care researche

Researchers unlock new treatment options for babies with brain tumours

3 Apr 2020, 12:05 p.m.

An international collaboration including researchers from the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) has found brain tumours in babies are biologically different to those in older children and could be targeted by existing medications.

New gene therapy shows promise for life-threatening blood disorder X-CGD

9 Mar 2020, 3:29 p.m.

A new gene therapy developed by researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has been used to treat patients with a rare disease called X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD), as part of an international study.