17 January 2020

Action needed to improve poor health and disadvantage in the youth justice system

Children and adolescents detained in the youth justice system experience poor outcomes across a range of...

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10 January 2020

Infant lungs and bushfire smoke

Everyone at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute extends their heartfelt sympathy and condolences to...

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09 January 2020

Human immune cells produced in a dish in world first

A Melbourne research team has reproduced and visualised the earliest developmental steps in human immune...

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20 December 2019

MCRI welcomes more than $5 million in research grants

Research into protecting premmie babies' lungs, brain development and diabetes are among several Murdoch...

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18 December 2019

Majority of children needlessly avoid common antibiotics

Eight in 10 children who reported being allergic to common classes of antibiotics used to treat...

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17 December 2019

Researcher receives $3m for trial into suspected septic shock in children

Professor Franz Babl will help lead an international trial into suspected septic shock in children after...

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14 December 2019

Researcher recognised for tackling drug-resistant infections

Dr Amanda Gwee has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to tackle drug-resistant infections.Dr Gwee, from...

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13 December 2019

New research into a rare genetic brain condition

Murdoch Children's Research Institute is launching an Australian-first research project into a genetic...

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09 December 2019

MCRI researchers contribute to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder inquiry

A national awareness campaign and reframing harm prevention messages are among the strategies needed to...

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05 December 2019

Children with food allergies seen faster under new paediatric model

Children with food allergies are seen 10 months sooner and have fewer allergic reactions when treated by a...

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29 November 2019

Recognition for commitment to improving child and adolescent health and wellbeing

The Knowledge Translation Team at the Centre for Community Child Health, a department of The Royal...

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27 November 2019

More mental health support in primary schools

Primary school students in Victoria facing mental health challenges will get the support they need, under a...

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20 November 2019

MCRI researchers contribute to parliamentary inquiry on allergies

Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) are contributing to a national discussion...

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15 November 2019

New research announced to reduce high suicide rates in pregnant women and new mums

Content notice: discussion of suicide A $100,000 research project will help build an understanding of the...

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12 November 2019

Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia

A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a...

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