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Seven MCRI researchers have been awarded over $10 million in the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council's Investigator grants.The grants will aid the Institute's efforts to:combine advanced brain imaging and cutting-edge genomic technologies to better understand preterm
The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has launched its COVID Immune research program to investigate COVID-19 effects on children's immune systems. The new program, an Australian first, has been made possible with support from Rio Tinto, which has donated $670,000 towards the
A new podcast series will explore how to support children, adolescents and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has developed the podcast series, 'Parenting in the age of Coronavirus', which unravels the challenges parents are facing and provides
Vaccination against rotavirus has led to a significant decrease in hospitalisations and deaths of children due to severe diarrhoea in the Western Pacific region, a new study has found. The research, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and published in BMC Infectious Diseases,
Urgent attention is needed during this pandemic to protect children from the harms of rising racism, experts say. A series of recommendations published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) outline steps to combat racism and improve child health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors
What can parents of young people aged 12-17 do to support their wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic? In our third episode of Parenting in the age of coronavirus podcast, internationally-recognised child and adolescent health researchers and paediatricians from MCRI provide useful tips on
COVID-19 causes much milder disease in children compared to adults, with very few children experiencing serious or life-threatening COVID-19 illness around the world.The reasons why children are more mildly affected than adults are not clear, and we are trying to solve this mystery through an
What can parents of children aged 6-12 do to support their wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic? In our second episode of Parenting in the age of coronavirus podcast, internationally-recognised child health researchers and paediatricians from MCRI provide useful tips on screen time, education in
The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) will establish a ground-breaking centre to investigate ethical issues around paediatric genomic testing after being awarded funding in the Federal Government's recent $33 million research grants ground.Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced funding
An A$10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's (MCRI) clinical trial of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19 to extend to 10,000 healthcare workers across Australia, Spain and The Netherlands. The grant will allow the MCRI team to
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