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Congratulations Professor Kathryn North, on her appointment as Companion to the Order of Australia in this year's Australia Day awards.This honour recognises Kathryn's national and international leadership in genomic medicine, her contribution to the advancement of genetic, neurological and child
Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are showing promising gains from a sleep program developed by researchers at Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Deakin University. Results of the study published in Psychological Medicine reveal that a two-session program improves
An international team of researchers, led by MCRI, have identified a rare genetic brain disorder that causes severe neurological damage in children after a mild episode of fever or illness. The children died soon after. The research has been published in the January edition of the journal, Brain.
Press release from the office of Greg Hunt MP, Minister for HealthThe Liberal National Government is providing nearly $1 million in funding to a medical research project that will use human stem cells to develop kidneys as an alternative for renal replacement.It is estimated that one in ten
In a country where one third of the population is 14 years or younger, quality health care for children and adolescents is crucial. This is the case in the Solomon Islands, which this year celebrated the graduation of its first ever cohort of graduate paediatric nurses. The new Bachelor of
A simple new test developed at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne will help clinicians decide whether to use oral or intravenous antibiotics to treat childhood infections. Developed and validated in children attending The Royal Children's Hospital with a
Prota Therapeutics, a newly established Australian company, is developing MCRI's patented probiotic immunotherapy for treating food allergies.You can visit Prota Therapeutics's website to learn more.Prota Therapeutics is commercialising a world first peanut allergy treatment using probiotics
Three of Australia's child health leaders have joined forces to tackle global child health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital and the University of Melbourne have launched a new initiative, Melbourne Children's Global Health. Co-Chair of Melbourne
Genetic counselling is one of the rarest jobs in Australia with only 230 employed nationwide. Genetic counsellors work in many areas of medicine, including paediatrics, prenatal, infertility, neurology, cancer and cardiology. Many counsellors work directly with patients, while others carry out
Medical researchers at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute have made a new discovery about how a baby's sex is determined and it's not just about the X-Y chromosomes, but involves a 'regulator' that increases or decreases the activity of genes which decide if we become male or
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