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Children and adolescents detained in the youth justice system experience poor outcomes across a range of physical and mental health disorders, according to new research. In the first global review, researchers from the University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and
Everyone at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute extends their heartfelt sympathy and condolences to those affected by the devastating Australian bushfire situation, which unfortunately looks likely to continue in the coming months. Associate Professor David Tingay is an NHMRC Research Fellow
A Melbourne research team has reproduced and visualised the earliest developmental steps in human immune cell production in the laboratory and are now set to advance our understanding of childhood diseases like leukemia and autoimmune conditions. One day the advance could lead to a patient's own
Research into protecting premmie babies' lungs, brain development and diabetes are among several Murdoch Children's Research Institute projects to receive funding in the latest federal grants round. Researchers at MCRI have received five Ideas Grants and two Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies
Eight in 10 children who reported being allergic to common classes of antibiotics used to treat respiratory, skin and intestinal infections were not truly allergic to it, a new study shows. The research, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Pediatrics, found a
Professor Franz Babl will help lead an international trial into suspected septic shock in children after receiving more than $3 million from the Federal Government. Professor Babl, Group Leader of Emergency Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, will look at a balanced versus
Dr Amanda Gwee has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to tackle drug-resistant infections.Dr Gwee, from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne's Department of Paediatrics, has received the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Research
Murdoch Children's Research Institute is launching an Australian-first research project into a genetic brain disorder that causes intellectual disability, seizures and degeneration. Affected children appear to have a static disorder but then lose developmental skills and have a reduced
A national awareness campaign and reframing harm prevention messages are among the strategies needed to better prevent and diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) have told a federal inquiry. Experts in epidemiological
Professor George Patton and Professor Susan Sawyer know adolescent health is critical to current and future generations, and work hard to keep it in the centre of policy activity locally and globally.Last year the world-renowned pair published innovative research outlining how children's growth
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