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What is human papillomavirus?Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that is primarily spread through sexual contact. There are more than 100 types of HPV and can be classified into low- or high-risk types based on the disease they cause. Low-risk HPV types such as type 6 and 11 can cause small
Sarah & Lachlan Murdoch have announced a $5 million endowment to the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), to celebrate their family's commitment to child health research. The announcement was made at MCRI's Annual Showcase, held remotely this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was
Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure and possibly lab-grown transplants. The study, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and biotech company Organovo and published in
Cesarean-born babies are at increased risk during early childhood of being hospitalised due to an infection, according to a new study of over seven million births from four countries. The study, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and Aarhus University and published in PLOS
Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from their parents, a new case report has found. The research, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Nature Communications, showed that despite
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
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Andrew Steer has been awarded the Bailey K. Ashford Medal for his distinguished work in tropical medicine.The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) recognised Professor Steer for his contribution to the understanding and
An Australian Institute for Infectious Disease will be built at Parkville's biomedical precinct to lead the fight against future pandemics. The initiative, announced by the State Government, will bring together the brightest minds from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), the
New Zealand is participating in an international study that is searching for the genes that cause stuttering. Researchers are recruiting 1000 New Zealanders who stutter for the largest study of its kind into stuttering that aims to help develop treatments that target the speech disorder's cause,
In 2020, many of us have thought about oxygen, ventilators and healthy lungs for the first time in our lives. The COVID19 pandemic has made dying for breath easier to imagine than ever.But even before COVID, more than 600,000 children under five were dying for breath every year from pneumonia. Far
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