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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21 March 2019

A generous family visits the CRE Newborn Medicine Team

A very generous family set up a donation page for the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) Newborn Medicine....

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14 March 2019

Funding to advance research into stem-cell based therapies

Stem Cells Australia and The University of Melbourne have welcomed $150 million Federal Government funding...

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13 March 2019

The world’s adolescents - large unmet needs and growing inequalities

The first detailed global study of adolescent health reveals: Growing inequality with a large disease...

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08 March 2019

Intravenous antibiotics treatment for children at home as effective as hospital treatment, study finds

A Melbourne study has found intravenously administering antibiotics to children at home is as effective and...

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08 March 2019

Grant to fund vaccine research to prevent deadly heart disease

The Heart Foundation has given $2.8 million to infectious disease researchers, who are developing a vaccine...

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28 February 2019

New Australian guidelines released for the rehabilitation of children with stroke

Researchers and health professionals have produced the first rehabilitation guidelines in Australia to help...

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