21 July 2026

Last-line antibiotics at risk as children’s resistance rises

Antimicrobial resistance in children is rising globally and will worsen over the next decade, threatening...

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17 July 2026

COVID-19 booster strategies provide lasting immunity

Smaller doses of COVID-19 booster vaccines can provide long-lasting immunity, helping to reduce costs and...

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16 July 2026

Exploring the future of child health through art and science

The future of child health and medicine will be explored in a special in-conversation between Murdoch...

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16 July 2026

Australia’s first guidelines to target high blood pressure in children

Australia’s first clinical guidelines to identify and manage high blood pressure in children aims to curb...

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13 July 2026

MCRI receives stem cell medicine grant to advance drug discovery

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) will advance stem cell-based drug discovery, which could...

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07 July 2026

Introducing our 2025 Annual Report

At Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) we are driven by a singular purpose – to give all...

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06 July 2026

Dr Courtney Munro recognised with Laurie Cox Award

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) Dr Courtney Munro has received the Laurie Cox Leadership...

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03 July 2026

Prof Daniel MacArthur receives MRFF grant for rare disease research

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Daniel MacArthur and his team have secured federal...

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02 July 2026

Children at centre of stem cell research decisions with MRFF grant

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Megan Munsie and her interdisciplinary team have...

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01 July 2026

MRFF grant to transform preventive child health through GenV

A project led by the UNSW Sydney's Professor Raghu Lingham, in partnership with Murdoch Children's Reseach...

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29 June 2026

NHMRC grant to expand financial hardship program

An initiative to improve the financial and mental wellbeing of families facing hardship will be expanded...

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25 June 2026

Genomic tool highly effective at detecting rare disease diagnoses

A newly developed open-source tool designed for rigorous reanalysis of genomic data is highly effective...

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24 June 2026

Vale Patricia Ilhan

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) is deeply saddened by the passing of Patricia Ilhan on...

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18 June 2026

Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness

Nandi Vijayakumar, Deakin University; Susan M. Sawyer, The University of Melbourne, and Sylvia C. Lin,...

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12 June 2026

Social media use linked to poorer mental health in early adolescence

Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive...

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