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GOSH joins partnership to boost early diagnosis and deliver better treatments

12 Feb 2026, 11:42 a.m.

GOSH is partnering with LifeArc to set up KidsRare - a new initiative to help deliver more tests and treatments for children living with a rare disease.

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How linked health and education data is changing what we know about children with neurodisability

9 Feb 2026, 9:36 a.m.

Children with neurodisability often have complex health and educational needs, but population level data on long term outcomes remains limited. New research from GOS-ICH addresses this gap using one of the largest national birth cohorts to date.

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Study sheds light on sight-threatening arthritis in children

4 Feb 2026, 4:59 p.m.

A team from UCL GOSH and Moorfields Eye Hospital, have discovered B-cells alongside T-cells, play a major role in the development of arthritis‑associated eye disease, JIA‑uveitis.

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Lab-grown mini-stomachs could boost understanding of rare diseases

26 Jan 2026, 1:03 p.m.

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains the key components of the full-sized human organ.

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When is it OK to link our data?

12 Jan 2026, 11:34 a.m.

A guide for researchers by children and young people containing key principles which reflect children’s and young people’s views about when it is ok to link their data for research.