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Following the completion of our priority setting partnership, we have pleased to announce the top 10 research priorities for paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant. This study is designed to improve the lives of children who are undergoing a bone marrow transplant (BMT).
The Australian Hand Difference Register (AHDR) is a database of children born with a hand difference and/or arm difference. Researchers in the Reproductive Epidemiology group manage the AHDR and there is a collaboration with clinicians from both the Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at
An Australian-first study has found collecting and storing cells from a baby’s umbilical cord and later transferring them to a sibling who has cerebral palsy has been found to be safe.The clinical trial, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Cytotherapy,
The Cognition and Longitudinal Assessments of Risk Factors over 30 Years (CLARiFY) diabetes complications study is identifying lifelong factors that impact brain health and outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes
The Australian Temperament Project (ATP) is one of the longest-running studies of social and emotional development in Australia. It looks at the psychosocial development of a large and representative sample of Australian children born in the state of Victoria, Australia, between September 1982 and
A new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The University of Melbourne project has received funding to help improve outcomes for children and adolescents with painful congenital hip disease. Associate Professor Leo Donnan secured the $2.5 million Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant to
Our aim is to generate knowledge that improves the lives of individuals, families and communities affected by genetic disorders. Established in 2003, the Bruce Lefroy Centre (BLC) at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is dedicated to advancing research into genetic conditions. Named in
This study is complete. Mild Matters is a research project which aims to find out if hearing aids can help babies and young children with bilateral mild hearing loss.
A major review into childhood pneumonia by researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne will inform new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to better manage the deadly infection.The research team led by Dr Hamish Graham, Dr Claire von
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