Man and boy in cerebral palsy wheelchair laughing
10 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...

Infant having ultrasound performed on left hip.
09 June 2022

New initiative to improve outcomes for children with hip dysplasia

A new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The University of Melbourne project has...

Infant wearing an oxygen mask over their mouth and nose
08 June 2022

New WHO Guidelines To Better Treat And Manage Childhood Pneumonia

A major review into childhood pneumonia by researchers from the Murdoch Children’s...

Researcher in a laboratory
02 June 2022

Global stem cell research partnership launches to advance treatment for incurable diseases

A global stem cell research collaboration that will develop new treatments for cancer,...

Smiling woman watching young girl eat a peanut butter sandwich
27 May 2022

Researchers discover immune system changes that support peanut allergy remission in children

Australian researchers have discovered the key immunological changes that support the...

Professor Ruth Bishop
21 May 2022

Vale Professor Ruth Bishop AC BSc MSc PhD DSc

It is with great sadness that we advise that Professor Ruth Bishop passed away on 12...

Person holding the left hand of a newborn infant
20 May 2022

Caesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy

Caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first...

Healthcare worker holding hand of young boy.
18 May 2022

Anti-parasitic drug prevents bacterial complications of scabies on mass scale

An anti-parasitic drug, delivered on a mass scale, can prevent potentially dangerous...

Person using a stethoscope on the chest of a laughing infant.
11 May 2022

Potential pathway linking infant infections to cardiovascular disease risk

Melbourne researchers have discovered a potential pathway linking early life infections...

03 May 2022

Researchers discover pathways to severe COVID-19 in children

Researchers have discovered the blood clotting and immune protein pathways that are...

28 April 2022

First global standards to help diagnose and manage most common type of dwarfism

The first global standards to help diagnose and manage achondroplasia - the most common...

27 April 2022

Funding for research to improve premature babies’ quality of life

Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute have received funding for vital...

22 April 2022

Grant to advance research into new childhood neurological disease

A Murdoch Children's Research Institute project has received funding to advance research...

07 April 2022

Five childhood risk factors predict heart attacks and strokes in adulthood

Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been...

06 April 2022

New WHO guide to support child and adolescent health in humanitarian disasters

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a Murdoch Children's Research Institute...