22 April 2022

Grant to advance research into new childhood neurological disease

A Murdoch Children's Research Institute project has received funding to advance research into a new rare...

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07 April 2022

Five childhood risk factors predict heart attacks and strokes in adulthood

Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after...

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06 April 2022

New WHO guide to support child and adolescent health in humanitarian disasters

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a Murdoch Children's Research Institute and The University...

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01 April 2022

Maeve’s Law for mitochondrial donation passes historic Senate vote

Experts from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute have congratulated the Australian Senate for its...

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31 March 2022

National Allergy Centre of Excellence established to prevent and manage allergies

Australians and their families living with allergy, along with healthcare providers, teachers, childcare...

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21 March 2022

New national agency to advance genomic medicine

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) director Professor Kathryn North says a new national agency to...

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19 March 2022

Ethics of Paediatric Genomics Symposium

Event finished. Watch video recordings from the symposium or Download the program for more information...

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09 March 2022

Historically low rates of prenatal diagnostic testing in Victoria

Victoria has achieved historically low rates of prenatal diagnostic testing due to advances in screening...

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08 March 2022

Young people sought for project to improve treatment of endometriosis and period and pelvic pain

More than 3000 young Australians are being recruited for a project that aims to improve the care and...

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04 March 2022

Most children living in out of home care don’t access health services

Most children living in out of home care in Victoria don't access health services within nationally...

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03 March 2022

World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder

Paediatric neurologists and allied health clinicians have developed world-first clinical practice...

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01 March 2022

Gender-affirming hormone therapy can influence gene activity

Gender-affirming hormone therapy could influence the way a person's genes are turned on or off, according...

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24 February 2022

Serious allergic reactions to food among children stabilise since guideline changes

The rate of increase in serious allergic reactions to food among children has flattened since changes to...

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11 February 2022

A joint statement from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

We lead Australia's largest clinical and research program providing care for trans children, adolescents...

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11 February 2022

One dose of anti-parasite drug just as effective as two at reducing scabies

One dose of an anti-parasite drug was just as effective as two at significantly reducing the spread of...

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