Biomedical Research Centre news

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Blood test and AI could predict Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms

18 Jun 2024, 4 p.m.

International researchers have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence to predict Parkinson’s up to seven years before the onset of symptoms, part-supported by the NIHR GOSH BRC

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