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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute warmly congratulates Professors Melissa Little, George Patton and Martin Delatycki on their inclusion in the 2023 Australia Day Honours list. Murdoch Children’s Chief Scientist Professor Little was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for
To help boost the roll-out of vaccines, researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Sydney Vietnam Institute and National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) recently visited Vietnam to champion vaccine uptake. Following a successful program in Fiji, the
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Professor Harriet Hiscock and The Centre for Community Child Health team have been named in the thirteenth edition of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) ‘10 of the Best’ Research Projects. The NHMRC’s 10 of the Best award
A simple nasal spray significantly reduced snoring and breathing difficulties in children and halved the number needing to have their tonsils removed, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in JAMA Pediatrics, found a saline (salt
Treatment and technology advances are helping more vulnerable newborns to survive and, in many cases, thrive. But we can still do better. When Joanna Bezette's daughter Milly, now 2, was born at just 25 weeks, she had to be intubated and spent five months in neonatal intensive care. Joanna said
Thank you to the Murdoch Children's Research Institute family for making a difference. At the MCRI, we're incredibly grateful for the generous contributions from our supporters. Your support plays a crucial role in improving the lives of millions of children in Australia and around the world.
Better treatments and diagnostics for childhood pneumonia, heart disease, rare diseases and stroke are the aims of the latest Murdoch Children’s Research Institute-led projects awarded federal funding. Five Murdoch Children’s researchers have received National Health and Medical Research
In a world-first comprehensive study, the human immune system has been tracked from birth up until the age of 75 years. This has paved the way for future therapies to tune the immune systems of people at higher risk of certain diseases. The research defined the composition of the human immune
An international study led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has secured philanthropic funding to better treat children with a severe complication of pneumonia. Associate Professor Catherine Satzke received the $620,993 E.W. AI Thrasher Award to advance research into pleural empyema,
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