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Melbourne study finds primary school kids missing out on ADHD treatment and support

Many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are missing out on assessment and treatment according to new research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Contrary to popular perceptions, the study of early to mid-primary school aged children across Melbourne found only a small number of kids with ADHD were prescribed medication.
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Congratulations Professor Kathryn North
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Congratulations to our Director, Professor Kathryn North, on her appointment as Companion to the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day awards.

Congratulations Professor Kathryn North, on her appointment as Companion to the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day awards. This honour recognises Kathryn’s national and international leadership in genomic medicine, her contribution to the advancement of genetic, neurological and child health and mentorship of young researchers.
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Support for research to develop kidneys from stem cells

Press release from the office of Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health The Liberal National Government is providing nearly $1 million in funding to a medical research project that will use human stem cells to develop kidneys as an alternative for renal replacement.
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Prota Therapeutics

Prota Therapeutics, a newly established Australian company, is developing MCRI’s patented probiotic immunotherapy for treating food allergies. You can visit Prota Therapeutics’s website to learn more. Prota Therapeutics is commercialising a world first peanut allergy treatment using probiotics developed by Professor Mimi Tang at the MCRI.
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Melbourne steps up to drive global health

Three of Australia’s child health leaders have joined forces to tackle global child health – the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital and the University of Melbourne have launched a new initiative, Melbourne Children’s Global Health.
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Genetic counselling in Australia

Genetic counselling is one of the rarest jobs in Australia – with only 230 employed nationwide. Genetic counsellors work in many areas of medicine, including paediatrics, prenatal, infertility, neurology, cancer and cardiology. Many counsellors work directly with patients, while others carry out research in public laboratories and for industry.
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MCRI’s best ever NHMRC Grants funding

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has attracted $34.2 million funding in the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grant Application Round. The funding has been awarded to 41 grants across the institute, which is an overall success rate of more than 31 per cent – significantly higher than the national rate of 19.5 per cent.
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