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03 November 2020

Many of us would like to be a bit taller, but for some children it would be life-changing.A world-first...

03 November 2020

Leading the way Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is one of few institutes globally with the...

31 October 2020

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Sharon Goldfeld has been awarded the inaugural...

31 October 2020

The World Scabies Program recently held its first National Steering Committee meeting at the Fiji Centre...

30 October 2020

New research on the genetics of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes could help in developing personalised...

27 October 2020

A significant number of students in middle school years across Australia have emotional and behavioural...

27 October 2020

Researchers have revealed the key factors that can improve outcomes in children with ADHD, a disorder that...

22 October 2020

The Muscular Dystrophies are a group of inherited diseases that cause weakening and wasting of the muscles....

16 October 2020

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Andrew Steer has been acknowledged for his...

13 October 2020

Both a mother's and father's mental health are associated with increased risk that their baby will be born...

12 October 2020

A largescale global trial designed to test the theory that the widely-used BCG vaccine could help protect...

08 October 2020

Two Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) led research centres aiming to break cycles of...

08 October 2020

Researchers have made a breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological...

06 October 2020

The first biobank in Australia aiming to improve research and treatments into rare genetic diseases caused...

28 September 2020

Three Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) researchers have been awarded prestigious Churchill...

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Australian first chromosome 15 disorders biobank

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