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Biomedical Research Centre news

Prevention of neural tube defects in women taking additional supplements

22 Mar 2016, 2:57 p.m.

BRC-supported researchers Professors Andrew Copp and Nicholas Greene have led research which suggests that women who are at risk of having children with neural tube defects such as spina bifida may be able to reduce this risk by taking inositol (Vitamin B

Scientist with a multiwell pipette preparing samples for genetic analysis

Identification of genetic mutation linked to complications associated with common birthmarks

18 Mar 2016, 5:42 p.m.

Research led by BRC-supported Dr Veronica Kinsler has found that a subset of a common type of birthmark, which is associated with severe complications, is caused by activating mutations in the genes GNAII and GNAQ. These findings could lead to early ident

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visits Great Ormond Street Hospital and meets young patients

21 Dec 2015, 12:23 p.m.

This morning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visited Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to announce a new £800 million boost to biomedical research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

BRC researchers develop a new rapid test for Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia

18 Dec 2015, 1:29 p.m.

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) BRC (Biomedical Research Centre) researchers, working in collaboration with the BRC at NIHR Queen Square Dementia and the Wolfson Biomarker Dementia consortium at Institute

Treatment of the central nervous system as well as the peripheral organs proves beneficial in severe cases of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

18 Dec 2015, 1:26 p.m.

A pre-clinical study investigating treatment options for a severe form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has demonstrated that optimal treatment of a morpholino antisense oligonucleotide drug is achieved when the drug reaches the central nervous system as