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The Murdoch Children's Research Institute has welcomed news that the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will reach $20 billion by 2020-21 regardless of who wins the federal election.In response to The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) election statement, outlining
Housing stability in the first thousand days of a child's development has a potential economic benefit of $3 billion annually, new research from PwC and the Strong Foundations collaboration has found. Living in a stable housing situation in the first thousand days of a child's development, from
A global approach to the control of scabies led by the Murdoch Children's Research and partners is one of 12 finalists for the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, which recognises work targeting social need with grants totalling $50 million. The Macquarie Group received 1,000 applications from
Murdoch Children's Research Institute is running a pilot study to investigate using medicinal cannabis instead of conventional medication when treating severe behaviour problems in intellectually disabled children.Associate Professor of Paediatrics Daryl Efron said more than 50,000 Australian
The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) held its Clinical Vaccinology Update (CVU) on Friday, 26 April and pulled in record attendance of 225 participants comprising general practitioners, nurse immunisers, hospital staff, pharmaceutical representatives and Aboriginal health service
To mark International Day of Immunology (Monday, April 29), Australians are being urged to ensure their children are vaccinated against measles, as a global outbreak has seen a four-fold increase in recorded cases this year. Immunisation paediatrician Dr Margie Danchin, from the Murdoch Children's
A new study has found genetic makeup does not predispose people to tooth decay, however the research did find that children with overweight mothers are more likely to have cavities. The paper*, published in the latest edition of Pediatrics, estimates that one in three Australian children have
Emergency medicine doctors now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to a New Zealand-Australian study. Prolonged epileptic seizures are the most common neurological emergency in children seen by hospitals. The seizures are potentially fatal: up to five percent
Australians born through assisted reproduction are as healthy as people conceived naturally, according to a new study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. The research*, published in the latest Fertility and Sterility journal, is the largest ever population-based study comparing the
Ongoing contributions to kidney research have seen MCRI's Professor Melissa Little receive the prestigious Alfred Newton Richards Award at the World Congress of Nephrology in Melbourne today. The biennial award recognises Prof. Little's "superb and sustained achievements" in nephrology research
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