UCL Institute of Child Health

Prescription drug use during pregnancy is prevalent, however, not enough is known about the adverse effects they may have on the developing fetus, concludes a new review published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) today.

Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health have found a single gene variant, which increases a baby’s birth weight, but only if inherited from the mother. 

Providing clean delivery kits and improving birthing practices could halve the number of neonatal deaths following home births in South Asia, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital/ UCL Institute of Child Health report that five patients with x-CGD have responded to gene therapy, showing clear clinical benefit.  Patients saw a clear but temporary improvement in their immune system, which helped with their serious illness at the time.  However the correction of the gene defect was not permanent.

Announcement made on Rare Disease Day

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity today announces its ambition to raise money to build a Centre for Children’s Rare Disease Research.