28 May 2019

Victorian Government commits $14 million to improve health and wellbeing of future generations

The Victorian Government today committed $14 million over the next two years to reduce the burden of...

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27 May 2019

Beyond Blue Julia Gillard launches new research project for childhood adversity and mental health

The Chair of Beyond Blue, The Hon. Julia Gillard AC, will has launched a cutting-edge research project...

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14 May 2019

Both major parties commit to the Medical Research Future Fund

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute has welcomed news that the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)...

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14 May 2019

Stable housing in infancy nets lifelong benefits

Housing stability in the first thousand days of a child's development has a potential economic benefit of...

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02 May 2019

Study to investigate medical cannabis as a treatment for intellectually disabled children

Murdoch Children's Research Institute is running a pilot study to investigate using medicinal cannabis...

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30 April 2019

Clinicians, researchers and health representatives converge at CVU for latest updates

The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) held its Clinical Vaccinology Update (CVU) on Friday,...

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28 April 2019

On International Immunology Day, Australians urged to vaccinate their children against measles

To mark International Day of Immunology (Monday, April 29), Australians are being urged to ensure their...

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18 April 2019

Breakthrough for children with serious epileptic seizures

Emergency medicine doctors now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to...

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16 April 2019

Australians born through assisted reproduction technology are as healthy as other Aussies

Australians born through assisted reproduction are as healthy as people conceived naturally, according to a...

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06 April 2019

Establishment of the MDA Research Fellowship at MCRI

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) are delighted...

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05 April 2019

Trial succeeds at drastically reducing two highly infectious skin diseases

Australian, Solomon Islands and British researchers have succeeded in simultaneously treating two...

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29 March 2019

Scientists use thousands of miniature hearts to test potential new drugs

Image credit: Associate Professor James HudsonAustralian scientists have conducted the first ever screening...

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28 March 2019

Researchers hope a simple nasal spray could cut the number of child tonsillectomies

Each year more than 40,000 people have their tonsils out it is the most common elective childhood operation...

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27 March 2019

$65 million genomics grants round opens

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute has welcomed the opening of the first genomics mission...

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26 March 2019

Melbourne researcher looks at how to support the world’s preschoolers

Mobile crèches in India, nutrition lessons for parents in Colombia, and mental health support for families...

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