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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) World Scabies Program has completed the first round of its mass roll-out of an anti-parasitic drug in the Solomon Islands and Fiji, helping to protect millions from the contagious skin condition. The project, one of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary
A new national framework has been created to help steer children and young people in Australia towards better health and well-being. The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 tracks and reports on the most important health and well-being outcomes for young Australians amid rising concerns about the
Reducing the dose of a widely used COVID-19 booster vaccine produces a similar immune response in adults to a full-dose with fewer side effects, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the National Centre for Communicable Diseases in
A new network has been created to support and advocate for community hubs, a wraparound care service, that is our “best chance” at improving the overall health and well-being of families in Australia. The National Child and Family Hubs Network, a multidisciplinary expert group that brings
A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researcher has been awarded a grant to better understand how sex hormones influence the immune system. Associate Professor Boris Novakovic’s work will be supported by The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, which has named him as one of 18 Allen
A drug that boosts bone growth in children with achondroplasia may also reduce their chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sleep apnoea and needing surgery, according to a new study. The international research trial, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in
Three MCRI-led genomics projects aiming to improve how children respond to medications, testing new ways to diagnose nervous system disorders and discovering better epilepsy treatments for babies have been awarded federal funding. Associate Professor Rachel Conyers, Professor Paul Lockhart and Dr
Cutting-edge equipment that will help accelerate research into children’s diseases from brain cancer to muscular dystrophy has now been installed at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. The first Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ Astral™ Mass Spectrometer (MS) installed in Australia, and
Newborn recruitment has closed for a world-first study that is tracking the health of an entire generation. However eligible parents and carers in Victoria can still enrol their children at any age. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)’s Generation Victoria (GenV) will follow the
The Heart Disease Team aims to develop new therapies for children with cardiotoxic heart damage and cardiomyopathies using stem cell technologies.
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