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Everyone has an opinion on infant colic. But what new parents really need is reassurance and facts. In the latest issue of Australian Prescriber, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute research fellow Dr Valerie Sung discusses the latest thinking on colic, one of the most common conditions experienced by babies under four months of age.

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It’s time to Immunise Melbourne

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network today launched a new campaign hoping to encourage more parents to vaccinate their babies and toddlers to help protect them and others in the community from potentially life-threatening disease.

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Recent antibiotic use linked to thicker arteries in early childhood

Recent antibiotic use in young children may be linked to increased cardiovascular risk, according to a joint study between Utrecht Academic Medical Centre in The Netherlands and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne.

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Mental health of five year olds linked to their ability to learn

Researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have found a link between the mental health of five year olds and their ability to learn at school.

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Regular teen drinking leads to alcohol problems in adulthood

Adolescents who drink every week before the age of 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol as adults compared with peers who don’t drink.

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Rotary Art Show to raise funds for vital child allergy research

Camberwell Rotary’s Annual Art Show is helping stamp out food allergy, with a community fundraiser for the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) Vitality Study.

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Enter our photo competition and support MCRI!

At the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), we want all children to live healthy and fulfilled lives. Show the world what a healthy and fulfilled life means to you and your family by entering our photo competition today .

Research News

New study finds toddler ‘talk time’ is a case of follow the leader

An Australian researcher, examining how children learn to talk, says it can be helpful for toddlers to lead the conversation when playing with mum and dad and even set the agenda.

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Infant colic leads to no ongoing problems, study shows

Colicky babies whose crying eases within three months have no ongoing behavioural problems according to new research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).

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One third of Aussie kids exposed to disadvantage

Almost a third of Australian children experience some form of disadvantage that can have a lasting impact on their development, a new study of more than 5,000 children released today has found.

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Colic: which treatments work and which don’t?

It’s time to Immunise Melbourne

Recent antibiotic use linked to thicker arteries in early childhood

Mental health of five year olds linked to their ability to learn

Regular teen drinking leads to alcohol problems in adulthood

Rotary Art Show to raise funds for vital child allergy research

Enter our photo competition and support MCRI!

New study finds toddler ‘talk time’ is a case of follow the leader

Infant colic leads to no ongoing problems, study shows

One third of Aussie kids exposed to disadvantage

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