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SRC in children is very common. Around four million children are estimated to present annually to emergency departments (EDs) worldwide with concussion. This suggests that approximately 33 million children worldwide sustain a concussion annually The International Concussion in Sport Group (CISG)
Originally posted on www.health.gov.au The development of a promising new treatment for peanut allergy in children will be the first project to receive $10 million in funding under the Turnbull Government's Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF). The Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, and the Minister for
Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) found boys who grew up in very disadvantaged homes had more than four times the risk of starting puberty early, at 10 or 11 years of age, while girls had double the risk. The factors determining early puberty have received greater
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is triggered by bacterial sore throat or skin infection during childhood. The disease causes the heart valves to stiffen until eventually the heart starts to fail. Without surgery, which is usually not available to those affected, many people die during early
Nearly two-thirds of children with food allergy have outgrown their allergy by four years of age, however, there continue to be remarkably high rates of any allergic disease, with almost half of the children surveyed experiencing some form of allergy by four. The new findings released during Food
The guideline was recently approved by NHMRC, and provides clinical recommendations based on the best available evidence to ensure children with communication and swallowing disorders following moderate or severe TBI can receive the highest quality care. You can access the guideline here.
It consists of five modules that provide an overview of childhood learning and development for those aged 0 to 8, and was developed by the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with the Government, early childhood experts and experienced practitioners. Laying the Foundations eLearning
The scholarship is awarded annually for academic merit in the Master of Biomedical Science and Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics) to the highest ranked female student entering the degree. We had a chat to Erin to find out a bit more about her research and her experience with MCRI so
Murdoch Children's Research Institute's (MCRI) Associate Professor Franz Babl led a large study of 20,000 children who present at Australian and New Zealand emergency departments with head injuries of all severities. The aim of the study was to determine which children will need CT scans to detect
The cohort are representing a wide range of research groups, including Cancer & Disease Epigenetics, Heart Research, Developmental Imaging, Haematology Research, Child Neuropsychology, Genetics Education & Health Research, Pneumococcal Research and International Child Health.We look forward to
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