A newly developed open-source tool designed for rigorous reanalysis of genomic data is highly effective at detecting new rare disease diagnoses. And the tool’s ability to frequently and...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) is deeply saddened by the passing of Patricia Ilhan on 18 June. Patricia died at 62 from cancer following years of giving tied to her family’s...

Adolescents who spend at least two hours a day on social media are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and poorer wellbeing, with the strongest effects in early adolescence, according to...

Most vaccine-hesitant parents aren’t opposed to vaccination but simply have a desire to protect their children from all harms, according to a review. A clinical practice review penned by Murdoch...

Children recover significantly faster from concussion after receiving early, multidisciplinary care designed to treat persistent symptoms, according to a new study. And the model will provide a...

An initiative to improve the financial and mental wellbeing of families facing hardship will be expanded after receiving a federal funding boost. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Dr Anna ...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) celebrates Kings Birthday Honours awarded to four women who have dedicated their lives to improving children’s health and wellbeing in Australia, and...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Enteric Diseases Research Group as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Child Health for another three...

A team from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and Neuroscience Advanced Clinical Imaging Service (NACIS) have been recognised in the 2026 Australian Financial Review (AFR) AI Awards, highli...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Dr Craig McKenzie has been awarded the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Allergy Research Award for his work on helping to prevent, promote and predict the...

Nandi Vijayakumar, Deakin University; Susan M. Sawyer, The University of Melbourne, and Sylvia C. Lin, Deakin University; Murdoch Children's Research Institute As the United Kingdom and other...

In the past ten years or so there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioural problems – the ones associated with conditions such as...

New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder. The study, led by Monash University and published in the journal of Clinical Child...

Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been in force for about three months. New data from a survey of 1,070...

The Victorian government has announced it will train 150 GPs to diagnose and start treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. This decision could shorten ...