Research News Thu 27 Jun 2019 | 04:25 PM New Australian-Pacific scabies treatment has lasting results, study finds Results of a two year review of the world's first comparative trial of mass drug administration against scabies, show that the infection rate is... Read more
Research News Wed 19 Jun 2019 | 10:02 AM Drug boosts growth in youngsters with most common form of dwarfism, new study finds A groundbreaking drug that helps regulate bone development has boosted growth rates in children with achondroplasia - the most common type of... Read more
Research News Tue 18 Jun 2019 | 01:24 PM Australian and Chilean researchers deliver a new understanding into a common cause of syndromic autism Australian and Chilean scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics of a common form of syndromic autism – and they... Read more
Research News Fri 14 Jun 2019 | 04:26 PM Rotavirus licensing agreement signed with new pharmaceutical company A Melbourne-developed vaccine with the potential to save thousands of lives is to be manufactured by a Chinese pharmaceutical company. The Murdoch... Read more
Research News Wed 12 Jun 2019 | 09:25 AM Majority of Australian children with mental health disorders not accessing care, study finds A new study has found the vast majority of Australian children with mental health disorders are not getting professional help with girls, young... Read more
Research News Tue 11 Jun 2019 | 11:51 AM Communication key to reducing stillbirth in migrant and refugee populations UNDERSTANDING what matters to women and communities new to Australia is fundamental to health care reform to end preventable stillbirth in migrant... Read more
Institute News Tue 11 Jun 2019 | 09:25 AM Ruth Bishop receives Queen's Birthday Honour Ruth Bishop, a scientist with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and professor at the University of Melbourne, has been appointed a Companion... Read more
Research News Fri 7 Jun 2019 | 09:30 AM International experts call for action for world’s 450 million scabies sufferers An alignment of researchers, health ministries and the World Health Organization has outlined the key steps to develop a global program to control... Read more
Research News Wed 5 Jun 2019 | 08:21 AM Midwives key to promoting vaccines, but more training is needed A new study shows many midwives receive little or no training on how to communicate to expectant parents the importance of maternal and childhood... Read more
Research News Fri 31 May 2019 | 02:08 PM New push to develop world’s first vaccine against the deadly Strep A bacteria killing hundreds of thousands The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Australia’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) will coordinate a global push to free the... Read more
