A young child at the doctors with parent.
02 July 2025

New software tool could help better understand childhood cancer

New cutting-edge software developed in Melbourne can help uncover how the most common...

Newborn baby in humidicrib
26 June 2025

Newborns require better care to improve survival and long-term health

More effective platforms for drug and medical device development and better cross sector...

3 Indo-Pacific children
11 June 2025

Delivering better vaccines across the Indo-Pacific and beyond

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the International Vaccine Institute...

mother and child
30 May 2025

Earlier measles vaccine could help curb global outbreak

The global measles outbreak must trigger an urgent debate into whether a vaccine should...

adolescents smiling
21 May 2025

Landmark report reveals key challenges facing adolescents

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are...

researcher in lab
20 May 2025

New US$35m partnership to advance blood disorder therapies

A new frontier into advancing treatments for children and adults with bone marrow...

babies feet in parents' hands
08 May 2025

RV3-BB rotavirus vaccine given at birth positively impacts gut bacteria

Babies who receive a RV3-BB rotavirus vaccine at birth showed higher levels of good...

A pregnant woman
24 April 2025

Safeguarding community trust in maternal vaccines

Pregnant women’s attitudes towards receiving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...

A concussed child with an ice pack on their head, being attended to by a doctor and their mother
22 April 2025

New children’s concussion clinic study to help recovery

A pilot concussion clinic for children has opened at Murdoch Children’s Research...

A gender diverse adolescent
09 April 2025

World first scale to measure gender euphoria among trans community

Melbourne researchers have developed a world first scale to measure gender euphoria...

researcher in lab
03 April 2025

International stem cell consortium reNEW releases 2024 Annual Report

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) , led by Murdoch...

A child with appendix pain, possibly appendicitis
21 March 2025

Almost half of children with complicated appendicitis can recover from surgery at home

Almost half of children who require surgery for complicated appendicitis can safely...

A woman with hay fever sneezing into a tissue
20 March 2025

New trial aims to reduce hay fever symptoms for young people

A new trial is aiming to reduce symptoms and improve the quality of life of young...

Two medical researchers in a lab
07 March 2025

New discovery and grant to accelerate Strep A vaccine efforts

Researchers have discovered how antibodies help to protect against contagious bacterial...

A child eating an apple
04 March 2025

A third of children worldwide forecast to be obese or overweight by 2050

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide...