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The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has welcomed the news that children born with the most common form of dwarfism, achondroplasia, will have access to a new life-changing treatment on the...

Schools across Melbourne have united to raise awareness about allergies in honour of two students who died following an allergic reaction. Max McKenzie, 15, of Camberwell Grammar School (CGS) and...

Laurie Cox AO, a visionary Australian businessman and previous Chairman of Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, died peacefully after a long illness on Sunday 21st May 2023.  Known for his...

reNEW researcher have recreated, for the first time, the process for developing and growing long bones in a laboratory setting. Genetic skeletal disorders affecting long bones can have a significant ...

Most children with COVID-19 in Australia don’t require hospital treatment, according to a new study, which may help ease the demand on emergency departments this...

Researchers from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute have received a $100,000 donation from The Gillin Boys Foundation to support research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). On Thursday 11...

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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researchers have secured prestigious United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants worth a combined $11.8 million to advance research into how...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute PhD candidate Ms Lottie Morison (pictured below) has been awarded a Batten Disease Research Grant for $13,950 to help improve the quality of life of children...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute warmly congratulates Professors Melissa Little, George Patton and Martin Delatycki on their inclusion in the 2023 Australia Day Honours list.  Murdoch...

Authors: Cristyn Davies, University of Sydney; Cris Townley, Western Sydney University; Ken Pang, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Kerry H. Robinson, Western Sydney University, and Rachel...

From the moment William Pearce (pictured below) had his first cardiac arrest, his life has largely been in the hands of others. William was diagnosed as a newborn with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a ...

Childhood cancer affects the lives of young people all over the world, regardless of their family background or upbringing. Presently, more than 80 per cent of children in high-income countries have...

Ollie has run out of enough fingers and toes to count how many times he’s been rushed to the emergency department after having an asthma attack. The three-year-old has been admitted to hospital 48...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on Saturday, February 11, 2023, celebrates the essential role that women and girls play in science and technology and promotes their full ...