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06 December 2016

As originally published via The Conversation Mites living in your skin are just the start of the problems...

07 October 2016

Written by University of Melbourne Masters of Science Communication students Jasmine McBain-Miller,...

08 August 2016

Q.1. My two year old son only says a handful of words. My friends’ children who are a similar age use...

08 August 2016

Two of the most common causes of night waking in children are night terrors and nightmares. Parents often...

05 July 2016

Associate Professor Margie Danchin is a Senior Research Fellow in the Vaccine and Immunisation Research...

30 June 2016

Genetic testing has shed new light on the deaths of nearly 500 young Australians and New Zealanders who...

10 June 2016

Experts say considerable improvement is needed to increase access to mental health services and address...

07 June 2016

Where do you get your health information from? Do you ask you friends, family members, your GP, or search...

12 May 2016

Vaccine hesitancy is now an issue of global concern. Parental concerns about the safety, efficacy and...

09 May 2016

Freya Harewood of the Murdoch Children's Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group explains how one cheap...

06 May 2016

To protect our children from vaccine preventable diseases There are 14 diseases on the current...

07 April 2016

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and it is a disabling...

01 April 2016

Murdoch Children's Dr Amanda Brignell and the Autism Research Team answer some common questions parents ask...

28 March 2016

Researchers from the Institute have urged caution on the widespread use of ‘brain training’ programs,...

09 March 2016

Australia’s first clinical trial of stem cell infusion from cord blood as a possible treatment for...

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