21 August 2023

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases of the disease in children and adolescents, according...

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17 August 2023

Rapid genome sequencing highly effective at diagnosing babies with epilepsy

Rapid genome sequencing, that can detect rare genetic diseases within weeks, is highly effective at...

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09 August 2023

Our 2022 Annual Report

It is our great pleasure to share with you our 2022 Murdoch...

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04 August 2023

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute supports an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament

Statement on the Voice by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute This year, Australians will vote in a...

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26 July 2023

Food allergy in infancy linked to childhood asthma and reduced lung function

Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according...

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18 July 2023

Murdoch Children’s researcher elected President of Australian Society for Medical Research

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute paediatric haematology researcher Dr Chantal Attard has been...

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17 July 2023

Discovery could lead to more treatments to prevent cancer and infectious diseases

Researchers have cracked how a particular type of immune cell develops in the body and protects against...

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07 July 2023

Wastewater monitoring could act as pandemic early warning system

Wastewater monitoring could act as an early warning system to help countries better prepare for future...

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05 July 2023

Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must extend beyond early childhood

Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and...

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23 June 2023

Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium receives funding boost

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has welcomed a $35 million investment from the State Government...

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19 June 2023

Researchers identify new rare genetic syndrome in children

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researchers have identified a new rare genetic syndrome that causes...

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15 June 2023

New diagnostic tools and updated best practice to treat childhood concussion

New diagnostic tools and updated world’s best practice on how to prevent and treat concussion have been...

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14 June 2023

Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments

Melbourne researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to...

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13 June 2023

Industry leaders and affected families come together to address childhood adversity

More than half of children in Australia will face adversity by the age of 11 and are up to 10 times more...

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08 June 2023

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute welcomes Quad Fellows to Melbourne

Quad Fellows, who are undertaking a first-of-its-kind scholarship program designed to build ties among the...

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