Biomedical Research Centre news

Cardiac research team

Predicting sudden cardiac death risk in children

14 Aug 2019, 12:59 p.m.

GOSH researchers have developed the first ever tool to identify children at risk of sudden death from a rare heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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Mark Peters

Critical research in intensive care

5 Aug 2019, 9:36 a.m.

A UK-wide clinical trial looking at what is the best level of oxygen to aim for children who are on ventilation in intensive care is set to launch later this year.

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Uncovering how human embryos develop in major new research project

29 Jul 2019, 10:07 a.m.

A new research project aiming to understand the earliest stages of human development is set to launch, led by scientists at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health (ICH).

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Elaine Cloutman Green Healthcare scientist

GOSH and ICH to tackle antibiotic resistance in children

27 Jun 2019, 1:43 p.m.

A new initiative set to tackle the global threat of antibiotic resistance (also known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR) has been awarded £3.3 million in government funding.

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Paul Brogan and Despina Eleftheriou

European clinical trial for Kawasaki disease to be led by GOSH and ICH researchers

27 Jun 2019, 1:42 p.m.

Researchers at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are to lead a new clinical trial for Kawasaki syndrome (KD-CAAP), a rare immune system condition that causes swelling of the blood vessels o

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