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New plan announced to get more children access to gene therapy treatments

24 Apr 2024, 4:41 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), supported by LifeArc and us here at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity), has announced its plans to revolutionise how children living with a rare disease can gain access to life-changin…

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“Because of research, he's a happy, healthy toddler”- Meet Arlo

29 Feb 2024, 2:53 p.m.

When Arlo was four months old, he was diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). SCID is a rare, inherited disorder that causes major abnormalities of the immune system, leading to greatly increased risks of infection and other life-thr…

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Finding new ways of accurately diagnosing brain tumours associated with epilepsy in children

17 Jan 2024, 10:15 a.m.

In 2023, a group of researchers led by Professor Thomas Jacques, Professor of Paediatric Neuropathology at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH), made significant advances towards accurately diagnosing glioneuronal tumours …

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Study into cancer care for autistic children and/or those with a learning disability begins

5 Dec 2023, 1:39 p.m.

A new study into how autistic children and/or those with a learning disability experience and respond to cancer care and treatment started in October.

This new research will take place thanks to more than £188k from GOSH Charity’s National Call – the…

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Clinical trial results give new hope for children with rare gliomas

18 Nov 2023, 8 a.m.

A collaboration of researchers from across the world have published successful results from a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of BRAF mutated low-grade paediatric gliomas. These are cancerous brain tumours that start in glial cells (the su…

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