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Baby Leo is sleeping. He is wrapped in a woolen blanket.

Research improves diagnosis for children with epilepsy

17 Aug 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Please note this article covers the topic of baby loss.

Breakthrough technique reduces seizures in young people

13 Jul 2023, 9:40 a.m.

This week we’re spotlighting some exciting news from a team of researchers at King’s College London, led by Dr Antonio Valentin (pictured).

Portrait of Paul by Rankin. Portrait is black and white apart from a blue heart on Paul's collar. Paul is smiling in the portrait, looking to camera.

Former GOSH patient in Rankin exhibition celebrating the NHS

31 May 2023, 9:14 a.m.

Paul Spencer was eight years old when he underwent life-saving heart surgery at GOSH. Now 56, Paul has had his portrait taken by world-famous photographer Rankin, which will feature alongside those of NHS staff, patients and volunteers in an exhibit…

Image showing mitochondria from a patient with JDM

Potential to improve treatment for juvenile dermatomyositis

7 Feb 2023, 11:33 a.m.

New research, supported by GOSH Charity, has looked at how the DNA of those with juvenile dermatomyositis differs to those without it.

Researchers grow 'mini-eyes' to understand genetic disease

5 Jan 2023, 2:40 p.m.

In a world first, researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health have grown ‘mini-eyes' to better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher syndrome.