02 December 2019

A population-wide approach to health's biggest questions

Data collected at the checkpoint between childhood and adolescence is helping...

A father and a mother holding a baby
29 November 2019

The power of genomics

Vomiting uncontrollably, tiny Maelle was rushed into emergency by her parents. Tests...

A researcher looking in vials
29 November 2019

Modelling a brighter future

Imagine a world where cells from a sick child are used to model their disease, better...

29 November 2019

Changing the game for children's kidneys

Twice a week, Charlotte Matthew's family would take her on a four-hour round trip for...

26 November 2019

Creating a system of care for child mental health

MCRI researchers have identified a growing urgency to address child mental health and...

12 November 2019

Every breath counts – oxygen saving children’s lives from pneumonia

Dr Hamish Graham Most of us take breathing for granted – yet a lack of oxygen kills...

06 November 2019

Meet our brilliant minds: Professor David Burgner

Professor David Burgner is a paediatric infectious diseases physician at Royal...

28 October 2019

Medical research threatened by lack of investment in biostatistics

The value of the $800 million spent annually on Australian health research is at risk...

16 July 2019

Curious Kids: why do we lose our baby teeth?

Mihiri Silva , Murdoch Children's Research Institute Curious Kids is a series for...

07 January 2019

Training the first generation of specialist child health nurses in the Solomon Islands

In a country where one third of the population is 14 years or younger, quality health...

03 September 2018

Using data to improve the health of Papua New Guinea’s children

"It is only by understanding disease burdens and examining patient outcomes that we can...

16 July 2018

Learning about stem cells down under

Written by Stem Cells Australia members Freya Bruveris and Ana Rita Leitoguinho from...

19 December 2017

Why we should never stop educating parents about nutrition

Written by Constantine Gasser | PhD Student in Community Health Services Research at...

06 October 2017

Bedtime stories: sleep problems for children with cerebral palsy and their parents

Written by Sacha Petersen, Developmental Disability and Rehabilitation Research,...

06 October 2017

Building capacity and confidence in talking about mental health

Written by Dr Carmen Pace, Clinical Psychologist and Knowledge Transfer Fellow, Centre...