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Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has welcomed a $35 million investment from the State Government towards a childhood cancer treatment initiative. The Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium (VPCC), co-led by Murdoch Children's and the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, has secured the
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researchers have identified a new rare genetic syndrome that causes intellectual disability and differences of sex development (DSD) in children. The discovery paves the way for diagnoses in more affected individuals, providing families searching for answers
New diagnostic tools and updated world’s best practice on how to prevent and treat concussion have been laid out in a ‘game changing’ set of studies. The vast body of international research, with major contributions from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researchers and published in
Melbourne researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how the disease impacts different organs, paving the way for more targeted treatments. The research, co-led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Peter Doherty
More than half of children in Australia will face adversity by the age of 11 and are up to 10 times more likely to have long term health problems than their peers, according to researchers. To help tackle the issue, an adversity symposium will be hosted by Murdoch Children’s Research
Quad Fellows, who are undertaking a first-of-its-kind scholarship program designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists from Australia, Japan, India and the US, visited the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct today as part of the Quad Fellowship Summit. Professor
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Primary school students’ blood pressure will be checked in the classroom under a pilot program to help lower the risk of stroke and heart disease in adulthood. The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute study, involving Christ Church Grammar School in South Yarra, aims to address the silent
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