Biomedical Research Centre news

48% increase in clinical research participants at GOSH

20 Jul 2018, 11:34 a.m.

The number of people taking part in research trials at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has increased by 48 per cent, according to figures released this week by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

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New funding to support pioneering thymus transplant research at GOSH

11 Jul 2018, 2:19 p.m.

Professors Graham Davies and Adrian Thrasher have been awarded funding from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Charity to further develop a cutting-edge new treatment for children with the rare immunodeficiency condition complete DiGeorge syndrome (cDGS)

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Burosumab treatment for XLH Rickets_before and after

Precision medicine improves growth for children with a rare form of rickets

6 Jul 2018, 10:39 a.m.

A new, targeted drug has been shown to significantly improve growth and control of rickets in children with X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets (XLH), a serious condition affecting about 300 children in the UK.

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Meredyth Wilkinson, one of the study's first authors

Cutting edge new method reveals novel cause of Juvenile dermatomyositis

25 Jun 2018, 10:18 a.m.

A new in-depth method has helped shed light on the key role of B cells, a type of immune cell, in the rare childhood condition Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).

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Somers CRF toys in play area

Novel therapy reduces disease progression in rare neurodegenerative condition

21 Jun 2018, 11:55 a.m.

A pioneering new treatment trialled at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) reduces disease progression by 80 per cent for patients with the rare neurological disorder CLN2.

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