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Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world's largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study. The study, conducted by the International Childhood Cardiovascular
The Loss of Skills study will collect high-quality information about children with autism or social and communication impairments consistent with autism who have a substantial loss of skills.
We host Honours students in laboratory, clinical and public health research. Students are encouraged to contact potential supervisors directly to discuss student research opportunities.
Melbourne researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better treatments. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Mucosal Immunology, has found suppurative lung
Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 as an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new academic article. The Lancet article has called for urgent international action to prevent potentially devastating measles epidemics in the coming years. Lead author
MCRI researchers have received two Federal Government grants, totalling $5.9M, to further research into child stroke and concussion.Associate Professor Mark Mackay, Director of the Children's Stroke Program at MCRI, is the lead researcher on a new $4M child stroke research trial of established time
It started as painful ulcers in Billy’s mouth and throat before his symptoms quickly reached fever pitch. Billy’s mum Mel Medus became increasingly concerned when her six-month-old boy became uncharacteristically unsettled and grizzly. When his temperature reached 40 degrees, Billy was
To enhance the understanding of how an injury to a child’s brain can impact cognitive, behavioural, and social development.
Three Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researchers have received 2023 Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) grants that will help accelerate paediatric allergy research in Australia. Associate Professor Rachel Peters, Dr Vicki McWilliam and Daniela Ciciulla, of the
A new study led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has received funding to advance research into Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, the most common inherited nerve disorder. The study secured a $10,000 CMT Australia research grant to better understand how to manage the condition in
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