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GenV, or Generation Victoria, aims to transform the health and wellbeing of an entire generation. Moreover, because that generation has been born into a world forever altered by a global pandemic, its establishment could not have been more critical.Years in the planning and following support from
An Australian study has unearthed a vital clue in predicting the likelihood of a baby having a food allergy - finding that a pregnant mother's gut bacteria may hold the key. The study - a collaboration between the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Deakin University and Barwon Health - was
Differences of sexual development (DSDs) are surprisingly common and often result in genital abnormalities, gender misassignment, infertility and psychological trauma. Our Reproductive Development research group aims to better understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms that guide reproductive
A Murdoch Children's Research Institute led project has received funding for research into a serious bacterial infection in children that could lead to better use of vaccines and improved health.The project, to be run in collaboration with Yale School of Public Health and the University of
Originally posted on www.health.gov.au The development of a promising new treatment for peanut allergy in children will be the first project to receive $10 million in funding under the Turnbull Government's Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). The Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, and the Minister for
Written by Constantine Gasser | PhD Student in Community Health Services Research at Murdoch Children's Research InstituteIn the lead up to Christmas, with the added availability of many other calorie-rich foods such as fruit-mince tarts, chocolates and Christmas hams in supermarkets, we can be
The illustrious Peter Wills Medal was last night awarded to Professor Kim Mulholland at a gala event in Melbourne, for his lifetime of research to improve the health of children in developing countries. His work has focused on childhood pneumonia, with much involving the evaluation and introduction
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced $2 million in funding to establish human stem cell-based models of COVID19 infection, to better understand the disease and screen potential treatments. The first announcement from this funding will enable a collaborative research effort that
"Studying paediatrics lets you be creative and find a career that suits you. You just have to follow a different trajectory.I'm a junior doctor currently working at Western Health. Last year my path took me to Fiji where I joined MCRI's Pneumococcal Research Group and the Centre for International
The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) wants to give all children to have the opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilled life. Everything we know as child and adolescent health experts reinforces the value of children and young people being connected to their families, to early learning
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