World leading child health research is underway right here.

Training community leaders in Fiji to promote and educate others about the benefits of vaccines builds trust and could be key to eradicating preventable diseases, according to a new study. The...

Children with cancer and blood disorders, their families and healthcare workers across Australia are invited to participate in a world-first global survey that will shape the future of research into...

Muscle disease crusader Chris Gillin might just get his wish. Cutting-edge 3D equipment has been donated to Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) after a collaborative effort that will see...

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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Enzo Porrello has been awarded funding to better understand a serious childhood heart condition that could pave the way for new treatments. Prof...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute's (MCRI) Professor Enzo Porrello has been elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Heart Research (FISHR). The recognition highlights his...

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) researcher Jonathan Glenning has been recognised for his childhood blood pressure screening program. Mr Glenning received the Australian and New Zealand...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)’s Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu has received an award to examine the impacts of a genetic condition that causes tumours to grow in and under the skin and learning...

Puberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing oestrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they’re called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa). If adolescents take...

Authors: Professor Susan M. Sawyer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and The University of Melbourne and Nandi Vijayakumar, Deakin University   The age a child can be arrested, charged and...

Authors: Dr Jane Tuckerman and Dr Danielle Wurzel, Murdoch Children's Research Institute As winter rolls on in Australia, respiratory viruses are everywhere. One of the main culprits is respiratory...

So far in 2024 there have been more than 17,000 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) across Australia. This is well above our usual national average. It’s already six times more cases than we saw in ...

Professor Anne Alstott of Yale Law School and Dr. Meredithe McNamara of the Yale School of Medicine, the co-founders of The Integrity Project at Yale Law School, have co-authored a white paper with a ...