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05 August 2020

COVID-19 has created a new set of challenges for parents/carers. Juggling remote learning with work and...

31 July 2020

Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), with other Melbourne-based partners, will...

22 July 2020

Dr Hamish Graham is leading a proposal to enable equitable oxygen therapy for children around the world....

10 July 2020

A cutting-edge study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has given hope to families of...

08 July 2020

What is Friedreich ataxia?Friedreich ataxia is an inherited, progressive, neurological condition...

08 July 2020

Toddlers who were obese or overweight show concerning signs of cardiovascular disease at 11-12 years of...

03 July 2020

What is mitochondrial disease? All cells in our bodies require energy to function properly. More than 90%...

01 July 2020

The Australian Digital Health Agency has announced five winners of the $50,000 Innovation Challenge...

01 July 2020

MCRI researchers have been awarded two federal MRFF Grants, totalling over $4.1M, to investigate whether a...

01 July 2020

How does COVID-19 impact kids? In our sixth and final podcast episode of 'Parenting in the age of...

24 June 2020

A clinical trial testing whether a cancer drug can shrink tumours in children with a common genetic...

24 June 2020

Cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioural problems in children and...

24 June 2020

Access to life-saving genomic testing for critically-ill children across Australia is a step closer, with...

23 June 2020

MCRI researchers have received two Federal Government grants, totalling $5.9M, to further research into...

19 June 2020

Food allergy researchers are seeking more than 1,700 babies for a trial testing whether taking a vitamin D...

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New federal funding to improve child urinary tract infection treatment and neck injury management

How does COVID-19 impact kids?

Clinical trial testing new treatment for childhood cancer receives funding boost

Medicinal cannabis may reduce behavioural problems in kids with intellectual disabilities

Critically-ill Australian children receive genetic tests in record time

Childhood stroke and concussion research receives $5.9M boost

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