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Researchers at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) are working with communities of refugee and migrant backgrounds to co-design and culturally adapt research processes to engage culturally diverse communities. In 2021, half of the Australian population was born overseas or had a
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in surveillance of social media conversations improves detection of vaccine adverse events, according to a new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute-led study. The study, which was published in Applied Clinical Informatics, found that applying AI
A project involving researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) that's designed to help children living in rural areas better transition to primary school has won a major award. The 'By Five' project has taken out the Creating Collaborative Community Partnerships category at
Our vision is that the pace, scope and versatility of children’s population research steps up to understand how healthy development happens, how it can be derailed and what societies can do to keep it on track.
A Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) led project that aims to reduce tooth decay by developing a new strategy to improve nutrition in early childhood has secured federal funding.MCRI'S Dr Mihiri Silva has secured a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant that will look at how poor diet
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have joined forces to better develop and deliver effective vaccines across the Indo-Pacific and the wider region. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed that will bring MCRI’s world-leading
Press release from the office of Greg Hunt MP, Minister for HealthThe Liberal National Government is providing nearly $1 million in funding to a medical research project that will use human stem cells to develop kidneys as an alternative for renal replacement.It is estimated that one in ten
New research into children's snacking habits has found that big snacking parents may inadvertently influence their children to eat more. The researchers behind the study believe that encouraging parents to snack less could improve children's diets. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute's
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’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Margie Danchin and University of Colorado Anschutz
Preterm babies who receive a hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine at birth aren’t at increased risk of developing a chronic lung disease that affects newborns, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Bulletin of the World
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