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The Organ Health BMT test has been developed by researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and has just been published in the journal Experimental Haematology. Using the blood test, doctors will be able to measure whether the bone marrow transplant has successfully engrafted and
Associate Professors Paul Lockhart and Rick Leventer led an international team who have discovered the first gene (DCC) known to cause the loss of the main connection between the two halves of the brain, in the absence of any other syndromes linked to the condition.About one in 4000 babies are
Many of the children were diagnosed in a Melbourne Genomics project led by clinical geneticist Dr Sue White from Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), which investigated the benefit of genomic sequencing for children with undiagnosed genetic disorders. The findings of this Australian-first
The research is one of three bold and promising projects that will benefit from $4.5 million in funding from the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (T1DCRN). The T1DCRN is a clinical research program led by JDRF Australia and funded by a Special Research Initiative through the Australian
The research will help raise awareness of the importance of screening for language disorders when diagnosing ADHD, and vice versa. In a world-first, MCRI's scientists Hannah Korrel and Emma Sciberras examined the last 35 years of ADHD research and pooled together 21 studies, which included more
MCRI's Director, Professor Kathryn North, and researchers Dr Marshall Hogarth and Dr Peter Houweling have successfully shown a link between a common variant in the gene, alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3), and the degree of muscle weakness and rate of disease progression of DMD. Prof North and her research
Stem Cells Australia (SCA) is a national alliance of more than 120 experts from Australian universities and research institutes seeking to develop innovative ways to harness the potential of stem cells. University of Melbourne's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor James McCluskey said
This Australian-first program was designed by health services in consultation with Karen families in Melbourne's western suburbs. The pilot program is free for women to attend and is designed to promote an understanding of the health system in the context of pregnancy and early childhood. Women are
Led by Dr Lisa Mundy, the research is the first large population-based study to show clear links between the amount of time spent using TV and video games, and emotional and behavioural problems in late childhood (8-9 years). It was published today in Academic Pediatrics. "This is an important age
As originally published via The Conversation Mites living in your skin are just the start of the problems that come with having scabies. The highly infectious parasitic condition is linked with extreme itchiness, bacterial infections and kidney damage, plus debilitating social and economic
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