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Baby Rhys sits next to his parents on a sofa on his birthday

UK’s first gene therapy baby celebrates 21st birthday

1 Oct 2021, 3:22 p.m.

The first child to be treated in the UK with gene therapy celebrates his 21st birthday this week, twenty years after having the pioneering treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

Dr Claire Booth presents to His Highness Mohamed Bin Zayed in lab

Zayed Centre for Research welcomes VIP visitors

17 Sep 2021, 4 p.m.

The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children today welcomed a group of visitors including His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid MP and the Secretary o…

Sports heroes surprise GOSH patients ahead of fun run

16 Sep 2021, 1 p.m.

With just one month to go until RBC Race for the Kids, three children treated at GOSH received a special surprise from two sports heroes!

GOSH Charity launches The Power of Play

8 Sep 2021, 12:05 a.m.

Professor Kurian standing in her lab, smiling

Gene therapy breakthrough offers hope to children

1 Jul 2021, 3 p.m.

Scientists and doctors have given hope of a gene therapy cure for children with a rare degenerative brain disorder called Dopamine Transporter Deficiency Syndrome (DTDS).