Read Great Ormond Street Hospital trials new Downs' test latest on ITV News. ... The blood test detects a baby's genetic material and does not carry any risk of miscarriage like current invasive ...

A genetic test offered by the NHS improved clinical care of children with cancer, and should be provided to all, researchers say. ... About Research at Great Ormond Street Hospital .

The new test, known as the NIPT (non-invasive prenatal test), can only currently be carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital. It also involves a blood test but reduces the need for further ...

Genetic testing improves diagnoses of abnormalities in developing babies picked up during ultrasound scans, scientists report today in The Lancet. ... Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) ...

Ian was ‘a clumsy child’. He kept bumping into objects and couldn’t see well in the dark. He endured 15 years of tests and misdiagnoses during a lengthy, and sometimes traumatic, diagnostic odyssey.

Dr Jack Bartram, senior author from Great Ormond Street and the North Thames Genomic Medicine Service, told the PA news agency this is the first time the test has been studied in real-time and ...

Researchers from Cambridge and Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in London, said the “cutting-edge” test would replace the need for multiple biopsies and the 738 standard tests currently used.

Children suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) – a rare but debilitating genetic condition – are being denied a simple ...

A simple genomics blood test could improve treatment and care for childhood epilepsy, ... The UK arm of the study was part-funded by Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity ...

Almost 100 children are taking part in the trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital. A cheek swab test that can pick up changes in patients with a rare genetic heart condition is being trialled. A ...

World-renowned UK children’s hospital to adopt Congenica’s Sapientia™ technology to improve rare disease diagnosis. ... You can read our Cookie Policy here. I Understand Advertisement. Genomics ...

Dr Jack Bartram, senior author from Great Ormond Street and the North Thames Genomic Medicine Service, told the PA news agency this is the first time the test has been studied in real-time and ...