Biomedical Research Centre news

Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked with birth defects

24 Feb 2020, 12:01 p.m.

Children of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy are at an increased risk of major birth defects when compared with penicillin, and the drugs should be used ‘with caution’ according to a new study involving rese

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First children have gene therapy treatment for blindness at GOSH

18 Feb 2020, 5:33 p.m.

The first paediatric patients have received a pioneering new gene therapy that can restore eyesight at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Women in science: GOSH research leaders

10 Feb 2020, 5:03 p.m.

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we'd like to introduce some of the fantastic research leaders at GOSH and its academic and charity partners. They all lead broad programmes to support, fund and enable child health research at

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy international research group

GOSH doctor leads study on muscular dystrophy's effect on brain

4 Feb 2020, 5:50 p.m.

A Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) neurologist is leading a group of doctors, advocacy groups and researchers from Europe and Japan who have been awarded a grant of more than £5.5 million to research the link between the brain and muscular dystrophy.

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Yuvan with his parents

A decade of research and innovation

22 Jan 2020, 10:40 a.m.

We are committed to providing better treatment and cures for children with complex and rare conditions around the world through research and innovation. In partnership with UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH), we form part of Europe’s

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