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CP-Achieve was a five-year research program dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing, and life outcomes of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP), aged 10-30 years. The program supported collaborative research and capacity building, bringing together young people with CP, their
This CRE is funded by the NHMRC for five years (2024-2029). Stronger starts, brighter futures. Partnering with families & transforming care to help preterm babies thrive. We translate research into real-world care. EPIC teams, together with families, experts and health professional developed the
Melbourne researchers have discovered a potential pathway linking early life infections to cardiovascular disease risk later in adulthood, offering opportunities for targeted intervention. The study, led by the Murdoch Children Research Institute (MCRI) and published in eLife, found that elevated
Ataxia is the name for a group of conditions that affect coordination, balance and speech.
Most pregnancies last 40 weeks but sometimes, babies are born earlier than expected. A baby is considered premature or preterm if they are born before the 37th week of pregnancy. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Victorian Infant Brain Study (VIBeS) groups conduct some of the world’s
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious condition that mainly affects the lungs and is caused by bacteria (germs) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
A randomised clinical trial investigating whether one dose of the whooping cough (‘whole cell’ pertussis) vaccine given at two months of age instead of the current ‘acellular’ pertussis vaccine can help protect against allergic outcomes. This trial is funded by the NHMRC.
The Mothers' and Young People's Study is a multi-wave, prospective cohort study initially designed to investigate women's health after childbirth. Over time, the study has expanded to include an investigation of children's and young people's health and wellbeing and the extent to which mothers'
LongSTEPPP stands for the Longitudinal Study of Teenagers with Endometriosis, Period and Pelvic Pain in Australia and is a 5-year study starting in 2022.
A special one-off physical health assessment is offered to 11-12-year-old children in Growing Up in Australia.
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