18 January 2019

MCRI researchers discover rare genetic brain disorder

An international team of researchers, led by MCRI, have identified a rare genetic brain disorder that...

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08 January 2019

Support for research to develop kidneys from stem cells

Press release from the office of Greg Hunt MP, Minister for HealthThe Liberal National Government is...

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04 January 2019

New test aids decision between IV and oral antibiotics for childhood infection

A simple new test developed at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne will...

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01 January 2019

Prota Therapeutics

Prota Therapeutics, a newly established Australian company, is developing MCRI's patented probiotic...

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18 December 2018

Melbourne steps up to drive global health

Three of Australia's child health leaders have joined forces to tackle global child health – the Murdoch...

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17 December 2018

Genetic counselling in Australia

Genetic counselling is one of the rarest jobs in Australia with only 230 employed nationwide. Genetic...

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14 December 2018

Melbourne geneticists make new discovery about how a baby’s sex is determined

Medical researchers at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute have made a new discovery about...

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05 December 2018

Child’s cells helping researchers develop customised treatments for inherited kidney disease

3D modelling of a child's kidney cells led by MCRI researchers is another step towards precision medicine,...

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05 December 2018

Human stem cell research shows new genetic pathway controls the heart beat

A correctly beating heart is vital to a baby's growth during pregnancy, helping guard against heart defects...

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05 December 2018

Australian breakthrough in stem cell kidney research

New research led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), has combined gene editing technology...

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05 December 2018

Federal Health Minister launches Australia’s first 3D bioprinter printer

First published 27 September 2017 This three-dimensional (3D) bioprinter is the first that Organovo has...

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05 December 2018

Researchers move one step closer towards functioning kidney tissue from stem cells

Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), University of Melbourne and Leiden...

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16 November 2018

MCRI named as Mackenzie’s Mission partner

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute has welcomed the news that it is one of the three main partners...

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10 November 2018

Report finds bullying and emotional and behavioural problems impact on primary students’ learning ability

New research has found that a large percentage of Australian eight to 12-year-olds are being bullied and/or...

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09 November 2018

Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day

It is one of the rarest jobs in Australia with only 230 employed nationwide but genetic counselling has...

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