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Biomedical Research Centre news

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Raising awareness on Rare Disease Day

8 Mar 2024, 12:04 p.m.

To celebrate Rare Disease Day we invited patients and their families to try out 13 different hands-on and interactive fun and educational science and research activities for children and adults.

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Stem cells collected in late pregnancy herald advances in prenatal medicine

4 Mar 2024, 4 p.m.

A new pioneering approach, developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital means human development can be observed in late pregnancy for the first time

Senior research associate Giovanni Giuseppe Giobbe, Marta Gazzaneo, Lucy Holland and Giada Benedetti standing together in the ZCR

A moment of discovery: extraordinary images showcase research at GOSH

29 Feb 2024, 9 a.m.

A vibrant image helping researchers' study gastrointestinal diseases and their potential treatments has been crowned the winner of the 3rd annual National Institute for Health and Care Research Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR

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Patients, families, clinicians and researchers learn together on rare blinding condition

18 Jan 2024, 1:52 p.m.

Last December, the Norrie Disease conference took place at University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, organised by the Norrie Disease Foundation and Professor Jane Sowden’s research group.

Ground-breaking study that utilises mRNA technology shows hope for rare disease treatment

18 Jan 2024, 11 a.m.

Explore ground-breaking research at the intersection of Covid-19 vaccine technology and rare disease therapy.