A COVID-19 vaccine is administered by a doctor to a patient
18 January 2024

Study into rare side effects of COVID-19 vaccines

A new international study will examine the rare side effects caused by COVID-19 vaccines...

A muscular dystrophy patient in a wheelchair with a nurse
13 December 2023

Trial may bring hope to children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Australian researchers are at the forefront of a new clinical trial that may bring hope...

Toddlers playing with toys
11 December 2023

Discovery may unlock allergy code in babies

Hundreds of new species that belong to the skin microbiome in infants have been...

Newborn medicine in practice: a premature baby in an incubator
06 December 2023

Newborn medicine project celebrated by NHMRC as one of the best

The team behind a Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led project has been...

MCRI researcher giving child scabies treatment
28 November 2023

World Scabies Program achieves milestone in Solomon Islands and Fiji

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) World Scabies Program has completed the...

A child and a dog playing with a ball
28 November 2023

Framework to help steer children towards better health

A new national framework has been created to help steer children and young people in...

Young adult staring at camera
24 November 2023

Fractional COVID-19 booster vaccines produce similar immune response as full-doses

Reducing the dose of a widely used COVID-19 booster vaccine produces a similar immune...

8 children holding hands
23 November 2023

New national network created to support child and family hubs

A new network has been created to support and advocate for community hubs, a wraparound...

A child with achondroplasia
22 November 2023

Drug may reduce SIDS in children with achondroplasia

A drug that boosts bone growth in children with achondroplasia may also reduce their...

MCRI's Dr Sean Humphrey with Thermo FIsher Product Application Support Engineer Katharina Huber and Vice President and General Manager (Aus and NZ) Domenic Stranieri
20 November 2023

Australian-first equipment to help accelerate research into childhood diseases

Cutting-edge equipment that will help accelerate research into children’s diseases from...

A mother and father holding their baby
17 November 2023

Study tracking a generation’s health still open to eligible families as it enters new phase

Newborn recruitment has closed for a world-first study that is tracking the health of an...

A newborn baby held by a mother
30 October 2023

Grant to help improve the health outcomes of children with epilepsy

A research project aiming to improve the health outcomes of children with epilepsy by...

Adolescent with anxiety
25 October 2023

Australian-first guidelines to help support children with anxiety

Melbourne researchers have created new clinical guidelines to better support children...

A scientist holding test tubes
19 October 2023

Accolade for international collaboration working to better treat childhood conditions

An international collaboration aiming to better treat rare and serious childhood...

Doctor and child
16 October 2023

Australian-first trial to transform lives of children with a severe immune deficiency disorder

A cure for a severe immune deficiency disorder in children that makes them extremely...