16 August 2017

Research trial shows evidence that a cure may be possible for peanut allergy

A treatment for deadly peanut allergy undergoing clinical trials at the Murdoch...

11 August 2017

Disadvantaged kids may be at higher risk for heart disease later in life

Study Highlights Children from socially and economically disadvantaged families and...

07 August 2017

New genetic analysis approach could improve diagnosis for mitochondrial disease

Mitochondrial diseases are devastating conditions affecting babies, older children and...

04 August 2017

MCRI Student Life – Q&A with Masters student Cameron McKnight

Cameron McKnight is a Master of Biomedical Science student within the Mitochondrial...

Caffeine boosts long-term breathing for very premature babies
31 July 2017

Caffeine boosts long-term breathing for very premature babies

New research has found that caffeine given to very preterm babies in their first weeks...

19 July 2017

The effects of childhood stroke on motor skills

The longitudinal study looked at three groups of children – neonates (before 30 days),...

18 July 2017

$2.5 million Melbourne research program giving children the gift of speech

Herald Sun MELBOURNE researchers are giving children the gift of speech after...

12 July 2017

Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health and well-being to general population

The study of 224 Australian children aged between 5 and 11 was the largest study to date...

11 July 2017

Twenty-year outcomes in adolescents who self-harm show worrying levels of substance abuse by age 35

The longitudinal study, the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study, was the first in...

Bullying research children
07 July 2017

Bullied primary school children are falling behind in learning

The new results, published in Academic Pediatrics, showed that the high level of...

05 July 2017

MCRI Student Life – Q&A with PhD Student Jocelyn Chan

Dr Jocelyn Chan is a PhD student within the Pneumococcal Research group at MCRI, which...

04 July 2017

Leading Australian and New Zealand child health research institutes join forces

The new collaboration between the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the...

Immunisation Research
30 June 2017

Research suggests ‘No Jab, No Pay’ could unfairly penalise low-income families

In the five years prior to the policy's introduction, vaccination coverage was lowest in...

27 June 2017

Mid-teen years may be a tipping point for cardiovascular health

In the study, led by MCRI's Alanna Hanvey, researchers were encouraged because they...

23 June 2017

Hearing aids for babies with mild loss may not help language

The study, led by MCRI PhD student Peter Carew, showed clear benefits in children born...