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An Australian/New Zealand study examining childhood head injuries has found that children who do recreational sports like horse riding, skate boarding and bike riding are more likely to suffer serious head injuries* than children who play contact sport like AFL or rugby. Research**, conducted by
Researchers need 3,000 Australian stutterers for an international study that is searching for the genes in human DNA which cause stuttering. The largest study of its kind into stuttering aims to help develop treatments that target the speech disorder's cause, rather than just the
Australian researchers examining how the flu affects the immune response of young children are looking for children to take part in a new study. The research, to be led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), will ultimately help scientists develop more effective flu vaccines, and
MCRI researchers are playing a key role in a global campaign to rid the world of scabies – a tiny parasitic mite that causes misery to around 450 million people every year. The world's biggest mass scabies treatment program is now being rolled out in Fiji. Read more about MCRI's effort to rid
A team of international scientists, including Melbourne researchers, has found blood samples can help gauge the severity of children's brain injuries, indicating which children will recover and which will need ongoing support. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute, working with Canadian
A new study has found that offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more and this practice may be contributing to Australia's weight problem. The research*, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and published in the latest International
Mihiri Silva, Murdoch Children's Research InstituteCurious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation,
New research suggests that gut bacteria could have an impact on the outcome of pregnancies with a high plant-based fibre diet recommended. A healthy diet rich in fibre is generally recommended, but new research shows it could be even more important during pregnancy to promote the wellbeing of the
Victorian newborns who do not pass their routine hearing screening tests are being invited to join a pilot program screening for the most common viral cause of disability. The study, a collaboration between the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, the University of Melbourne and four maternity
A parent's lung, heart and bone health all have an impact on their child by the age of 11 or 12, according to a snapshot of pre-teen health. Led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute, the Child Health CheckPoint was a one-off physical assessment of 1800 children and their parents across 30
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