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14 May 2020

A new podcast series will explore how to support children, adolescents and families during the COVID-19...

13 May 2020

Vaccination against rotavirus has led to a significant decrease in hospitalisations and deaths of children...

12 May 2020

Urgent attention is needed during this pandemic to protect children from the harms of rising racism,...

12 May 2020

What can parents of young people aged 12-17 do to support their wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic? In...

08 May 2020

COVID-19 causes much milder disease in children compared to adults, with very few children experiencing...

07 May 2020

What can parents of children aged 6-12 do to support their wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic? In our...

07 May 2020

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) will establish a ground-breaking centre to investigate...

05 May 2020

An A$10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children's Research...

30 April 2020

A new project led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) that aims to improve our...

30 April 2020

An international study led by Melbourne researchers has discovered nine new genes linked to the most severe...

21 April 2020

It is often tricky to work out how much is too much screen time for kids. Not all screen time is the same...

17 April 2020

A better framework for the reanalysis of genetic data, a game-changing process which could improve...

15 April 2020

Pregnancy and having a baby should be a time of great joy and togetherness for families. But if you are...

15 April 2020

Dear friends, I wanted to thank everyone in the MCRI community for your thoughtful messages of support...

10 April 2020

The newly released Australian modelling combined with international data supports the Victorian...

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Podcast explores how to support kids and families during COVID-19

Rotavirus vaccination leads to reduced hospitalisations, fewer infant deaths

Action needed to protect kids from COVID-19 racism spike

How to maintain wellbeing in secondary schoolers during COVID-19

COVID-19 and asthma: what are the risks for children?

Wellbeing in primary school aged kids during COVID-19

Innovative genomic research projects receive federal grants

10M grant enables BCG vaccine trial to expand internationally, enrol 10,000 healthcare workers

Project receives significant grant to breathe new life into childhood lung disease research

New genes linked to severe childhood speech disorder

How much is too much screen time?

Better data reanalysis model needed to improve rare disease diagnostic rates

COVID-19 and pregnancy

A message from MCRI's Director, Prof Kathryn North AC

Australian COVID-19 modelling and international data reassuring for parents, teachers, according to experts