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A world-leading international trial into the immune boosting benefits of the tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, has found it does not protect healthcare workers against COVID-19.
A world-first study tracking the health and wellbeing of Victorians, from birth to old age, has delivered a recruitment milestone of 90,000 participants. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s GenV, one of the world’s largest-ever birth and parent cohort studies, has seen 35,000 babies
For decades, MCRI has been helping families get the sleep they need for healthy development. Our pioneering, globally recognised sleep strategies have been supporting one in three Australian children who have trouble sleeping to form good sleeping habits. Habits that are essential to their health,
Children with COVID-19 can be treated safely at home, helping to take the burden off the hospital system, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, found COVID-positive children with moderate symptoms
Our Biotech stream supports the development of therapeutics with a strong emphasis on stem cell therapies.
Our Clinical stream supports projects where the impact on children, their families and the community is realised through a health professional (in hospital or in clinics).
Our Social stream supports the development of projects where impact is realised directly through the community and enables the translation of rich research content and insights to inform initiatives implemented in the home, schools or other community settings.
Our Diagnostics stream focuses on translating genomic research findings into new technologies in routine clinical care.
Our Healthtech stream supports the production of health technologies such as medical devices and digital health products.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Chief Scientist Professor Melissa Little, has released its first annual report. The report highlights the work accomplished by reNEW, a global consortium that focuses on translating
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