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Genetic testing helps diagnose developmental disorders before birth

1 Feb 2019, 11:05 a.m.

Genetic sequencing improved the diagnosis of abnormalities detected in ultrasound scans of developing babies, in new research from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Birmingham Women’s Hospital.

GOSH Allied Health Professionals awarded PhD studentships from the NIHR

13 Feb 2019, 3:39 p.m.

Two allied health professionals (AHPs) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have been awarded prestigious Clinical Doctoral Fellowships from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

Elaine Cloutman Green Healthcare scientist

GOSH and ICH to tackle antibiotic resistance in children

27 Jun 2019, 1:43 p.m.

A new initiative set to tackle the global threat of antibiotic resistance (also known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR) has been awarded £3.3 million in government funding.

GOSH Charity and Sparks funding for child health research at ICH

28 Feb 2019, 2:11 p.m.

Four UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health researchers have been awarded research grants from Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Sparks, the children’s medical research charity as part of their annual National Call.

Head shot of Kate Oulton. She has a short brown bob with a bulky fringe. She wears a dark blue jumper with and orange block around the neckline and shoulders

GOSH nurse to be part of prestigious new research leadership programme

8 Feb 2019, 4:22 p.m.

GOSH nurse Dr Kate Oulton is to become part of a brand new nurse and midwife research leadership programme - the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) 70@70 Research Leader programme.

To infinity and beyond!

23 Nov 2018, 11:32 a.m.

Last week, GOSH patients were joined by former NASA Astronaut Nicole Scott and Tim Peake (by Skype) for an exciting art project that is travelling the world!

Leukaemia cell therapy research receives new funding

25 Mar 2019, 9:39 a.m.

A cutting-edge research project applying the next generation of genome editing to treat aggressive childhood leukaemia has received over £1.4 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation.

A look into the future of children’s research

17 Aug 2018, 4:36 p.m.

A new film series, led by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), shines a spotlight on the bright future of children’s research, and highlights how pioneering clinical trials across the UK are helping develop new treatments for children with health conditio

Marking International Clinical Trials Day at GOSH

28 May 2018, 9:59 p.m.

Earlier this month patients and families at GOSH (Great Ormond Street Hospital) were given the chance to get hands-on with science at our Research Activity Trial and with special lessons in the hospital school.

More mental health research needed for young people with cancer

20 Aug 2019, 10:26 a.m.

A survey of young people, their friends, family and healthcare professionals has identified the most urgent research priorities for young people with cancer.

New award for vital research into the causes of birth defects

20 Jul 2018, 3:06 p.m.

Dr Gabriel Galea has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship to continue important research into the molecules, genes and physical forces that control the formation of the neural tube in the developing embryo.

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)

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.

Predicting sudden cardiac death risk in children

14 Aug 2019, 12:59 p.m.

GOSH researchers have developed the first ever tool to identify children at risk of sudden death from a rare heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

Uncovering how human embryos develop in major new research project

29 Jul 2019, 10:07 a.m.

A new research project aiming to understand the earliest stages of human development is set to launch, led by scientists at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health (ICH).

100,000 Genomes Project hits half way mark

21 Feb 2018, 4:02 p.m.

The pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has reached the 50,000 genomes landmark. It’s a milestone that has only been made possible through the generous participation of tens of thousands of patients and their families, including 1,492 GOSH families.

Advances in the treatment of the severe immune disorder Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

20 Nov 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have made an important breakthrough in understanding how the immune system becomes disrupted in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS), a genetic disorder where the patient’s immune cells begin attacking their ow

GOSH researcher Karin Straathof in the lab

Dr Karin Straathof receives Sparks Early Career Investigator Award

27 Mar 2018, 2:28 p.m.

Dr Karin Straathof has been awarded the prestigious Sparks Simon Newell Early Career Investigator award in recognition of her outstanding work focused on understanding and harnessing the power of the immune system in treatment of childhood cancer.

Dr Owen Arthurs awarded NIHR Career Development Fellowship

20 Oct 2017, 3:20 p.m.

Dr Owen Arthurs has been awarded a Career Development Fellowship (CDF) from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

New tablet reduces symptoms for young people with multiple sclerosis

17 Jan 2018, 12:30 p.m.

A daily tablet has been shown to reduce the debilitating symptoms experienced by children with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and cut the chance of relapse by 82%. There are currently no treatments specifically approved for adolescents with MS and this is the fi