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04 March 2025

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese...

03 March 2025

Two of the largest studies of their kind in Australia have a bold vision to come together to transform the...

28 February 2025

Global partnerships that embed scientific research into clinical care are revolutionising the diagnosis and...

27 February 2025

Advancing research into genetic conditions, food allergies and tuberculosis are among the latest Murdoch...

25 February 2025

Batten disease is an extremely rare, fatal genetic illness that affects the nervous system. It’s the most...

24 February 2025

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)-led project that aims to improve the respiratory support...

19 February 2025

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI)-led partnership that supports young families...

18 February 2025

Targets for universal access, national roadmaps and more affordable and accessible care are vital to help...

17 February 2025

Professor Mimi Tang has been appointed as inaugural Chair of the ASEAN-Australia Centre Advisory Board. The...

14 February 2025

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes a range of severe neurodevelopmental impairments caused by...

13 February 2025

Pharmacists in Australia will be upskilled to provide advice to families on some of the biggest child...

07 February 2025

Three Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researchers have received a Norman Beischer Medical...

06 February 2025

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute are proud to lead...

05 February 2025

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) Dr Sarah Grimshaw has received funding to investigate...

30 January 2025

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Vera Ignjatovic and Professor Robert Weintraub...

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A third of children worldwide forecast to be obese or overweight by 2050

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ZOLL Foundation Grant for Dr Kristin Ferguson

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Norman Beischer Innovation Grant for reproductive disorder project

Care for trans and gender diverse children and young people

Cancer Council Fellowship for Dr Sarah Grimshaw

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