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Biomedical Research Centre news

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The important role of data science in accelerating advancements in care for rare diseases

20 Feb 2025, 4 p.m.

For many of young patients, especially those with rare or complex conditions, getting the right diagnosis and treatment can be a challenging journey. That’s where data science can make a real difference.

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Predicting how childhood kidney cancers develop

18 Feb 2025, 2:14 p.m.

New research has analysed how the childhood kidney cancer, Wilms tumour, evolves in children who are more at risk from developing the cancer.

Join us in the countdown to Rare Disease Day 2025

1 Feb 2025, 9 a.m.

Rare Disease Day takes place annually on the last day of February and is a global opportunity to increase awareness and advocate for those living with rare conditions.

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Significant rise in mental health admissions for young people over last decade

23 Jan 2025, 1:48 p.m.

The first study of its kind has found a 65% increase in the number of children and young people admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England, because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022.

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Could adapting our sinks help combat superbugs?

16 Jan 2025, 5 p.m.

Discover how a Consultant Microbiologist at GOSH turned an innovative idea into a patented product that could revolutionise infection control in hospitals, schools, and airports – helping to stop superbugs like MRSA.