Murdoch Children's researcher Dr Chantal Attard
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...

T Cells
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...

A boy leans on a fence in a rural setting
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...

Adolescent girl
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...

Childhood cancer patient holding stuffed animal
23 June 2023

Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium receives funding boost

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

Professor Andrew Sinclair speaks at a panel about Differences of Sex Development
19 June 2023

Researchers identify new rare genetic syndrome in children

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

Four young children are playing soccer
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...

A researcher uses a pipette
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...

A mother is holding her toddler
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...

Quad Fellowship Summit
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...

A child has a blood pressure check
06 June 2023

Students’ blood pressure checked at school to help lower heart disease risk

Primary school students’ blood pressure will be checked in the classroom under a pilot...

Adolescents smiling at camera
02 June 2023

Link between food allergies and eating disorders shown in children

Children having to follow restrictive diets due to their food allergy has been linked to...

Child receiving oxygen
29 May 2023

World Health Organization adopts recommendation to increase access to medical oxygen

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended increasing access to medical oxygen...

26 May 2023

Children with achondroplasia to benefit from life changing treatment added to PBS

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has welcomed the news that children born with...

Youth Action For Allergy promotional material featuring James Tsindos and Max McKenzie
25 May 2023

Students unite to raise awareness about allergies in memory of classmates

Schools across Melbourne have united to raise awareness about allergies in honour of two...