A team led by Professor Paolo De Coppi has announced that they are set to build and transplant an oesophagus using organs harvested from pigs and then modified using a child’s stem cells. The organs will be created for children who are born with a severe
The UCL Technology Fund (UCLTF) has approved an investment of up to £1 million to support researchers Professor Adrian Thrasher, Professor Bobby Gaspar, and Dr GiorgiaSantilli in developing a gene therapy approach for treating p47phox-deficient chronic gr
In a European first, a little-known gland called the ‘thymus’, some of which is routinely removed during cardiac surgery, has saved the lives of children with a life threatening immunodeficiency condition, complete DiGeorge syndrome (cDGS).
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has been announced as the lead in a new Europe-wide epilepsy network, aiming to increase collaborations across Europe and improve access to innovative and highly-specialised diagnostics.