02 August 2022

Our 2021 Annual Report – Celebrating 35 years of progress

It is our great pleasure to share with you the 2021 Murdoch Children’s Research...

27 July 2022

Children sought for study into how to prevent sore throats

More than 1000 children are being sought for a study to learn more about sore throats...

Vaccine champions program, Fiji
21 July 2022

Championing the vaccine cause in the Pacific

When it comes to vaccinations, Australians are prepared to roll up their sleeves....

Professor Enzo Porrello
15 July 2022

Harnessing the capacity of a newborn’s heart

This article was first published in The Australian , written by Natasha Robinson. The...

Ritika Saxena
11 July 2022

Scholarship to advance stem cell research

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute early-career researcher has been awarded a...

Parent and child using a ventilator
07 July 2022

Hospital readmissions for asthma on the rise among children

Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new...

Sleep with Kip cover
05 July 2022

Sleep with Kip: Bedtime stories incorporate scientifically proven sleep strategies

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has today launched a range of six Sleep with...

Winner receiving a giant cheque
04 July 2022

Funding for research into treating a genetic disorder

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition associated with the development of...

Woman looking away
29 June 2022

One in three mothers experience partner abuse before their child turns ten

Content notice: This post contains information about violence and abuse. One in three...

Premature infant lying on their back in an incubator
27 June 2022

Improving longer-term outcomes for premature babies with lung disease

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researcher Associate Professor Brett Manley has...

Leigh clifford
24 June 2022

Queen’s Birthday Honour for former MCRI Board member

Former Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Board Chairman Leigh Clifford has been...

Two children raising their hands in the classroom
21 June 2022

Mental health program expands to every government primary school in Victoria

A mental health program , proven to help students who may have otherwise slipped through...

Megan Walsh
15 June 2022

Project awarded grant to help improve the health care of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has been awarded a new grant for a...

Worried mother giving glass of water to her ill kid. Sick child with high fever laying in bed and taking a medicine. Hand on forehead
10 June 2022

Project to better treat children with bone and joint infections

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute project has secured funding for research that...

Man and boy in cerebral palsy wheelchair laughing
09 June 2022

Umbilical cord blood cells can safely be infused into a sibling with cerebral palsy

An Australian-first study has found collecting and storing cells from a baby’s umbilical...