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- Creating a system of care for child mental health
- Australia's first clinical guidelines for children with stroke
- Changing the history and future of human genetics
- TV and video games link to emotional and behavioural problems among young boys
- Organovo Collaborates with Professor Melissa Little for Kidney Tissue Research
- A new model of community-based group pregnancy care for refugee women
- Melissa Little takes the lead for stem cell research
- ‘Gene for speed’ linked to severity and progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Kids with ADHD more likely to have language problems
- Re-enacting the crime: funding boost for type 1 diabetes research
- 100 children and families finally get answers through genomics
- New gene discovery linked to ‘Rain Man’ brain condition
- New test to monitor the success of bone marrow transplants
- Children's Cancer Foundation & My Room celebrate a special milestone
- Hype versus hope: Melissa Little discusses the latest on organoids
- Great news for wee babies: Urine samples on demand
- Handy allergy tips
- Meet our 2017 Honours/Masters scholarship students
- MCRI researchers identify best way to diagnose head injuries and minimise CT scans
- MCRI student awarded the University of Melbourne Helen Freeman Scholarship
- Laying the Foundations eLearning
- Guiding children through traumatic brain injuries
- Children growing out of some food allergies but Australian allergy levels still sky-high
- Antibody genes influence forgotten heart disease
- Professor Melissa Little receives Science Academy’s highest honour
- Early puberty linked to growing up in poorer homes
- First BTF investment aims to improve lives through innovation
- MCRI researchers lead new international guidelines for childhood sport-related concussion
- Study reveals the importance of the relationship between how kids spend their time and their quality of life
- Low-level drinking during pregnancy influences babies’ facial development
- Engaging women to influence the health of our children
- Students with ADHD failing to meet minimum education standards
- Hearing aids for babies with mild loss may not help language
- Mid-teen years may be a tipping point for cardiovascular health
- Research suggests ‘No Jab, No Pay’ could unfairly penalise low-income families
- Leading Australian and New Zealand child health research institutes join forces
- MCRI Student Life – Q&A with PhD Student Jocelyn Chan
- Bullied primary school children are falling behind in learning
- Twenty-year outcomes in adolescents who self-harm show worrying levels of substance abuse by age 35
- Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health and well-being to general population
- The effects of childhood stroke on motor skills
- Caffeine boosts long-term breathing for very premature babies
- MCRI Student Life – Q&A with Masters student Cameron McKnight
- New genetic analysis approach could improve diagnosis for mitochondrial disease
- Disadvantaged kids may be at higher risk for heart disease later in life
- Research trial shows evidence that a cure may be possible for peanut allergy
- Louisa Di Pietro inducted into Lifetime achievement honour roll
- Freeing up hospital beds – how children can leave hospital sooner
- One in five boys lagging behind peers at school
- New screening test could help identify pregnancy complications
- Trial of innovative app to screen for cerebral palsy
- Genes not to blame for toothaches
- The kids are OK: Loving families make healthy, happy kids
- The Duke of York visits the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
- Centre of Research Excellence in Speech and Language Launch
- Head start is best for first 1000 days
- MCRI Student Life – Dan Lindholm, choosing a career in paediatric global health research
- Federal Health Minister launches Australia’s first 3D bioprinter printer
- Anushi Rajapaksa announced as finalist for Telstra Victorian Business Women's Awards
- Meet MCRI: Associate Professor Jeff Craig
- A ‘world of knowledge’ to help Australian doctors better diagnose inherited diseases
- Study shows teens’ bonds with mum and dad impact future parenting
- The same-sex marriage debate is putting children and adolescents at risk
- New insights into controversial diagnosis of adolescent chronic fatigue
- Rachel Toovey selected in Joan Kirner Young and Emerging Women Leaders Program
- Genetic carrier screening should be recommended for all couples planning a family
- Professors John Christodoulou and Andrew Davidson made Fellows
- prepair™ genetic carrier screening: Q&A with Associate Genetic Counsellor Dr Alison Archibald
- Indonesian ambassador visits the Melbourne Children's Campus
- MCRI Student Life - Josh Szanyi, helping newborns survive respiratory distress syndrome in Fiji
- 40 percent of adolescents with food allergies are experiencing frequent anaphylactic episodes
- $24.5m world first project an investment in the health of Victorians
- Australia’s first clinical guidelines for children with stroke
- Tips for an allergy free Christmas
- Unravelling the speech and language abilities of children with KdVS
- Hope for parents of children with colic
- MCRI Student Life - Rupert Weaver, protecting infants from severe pneumonia in Laos
- Dad's reading is new chapter of child language development
- Packaged foods are putting people at risk of anaphylaxis
- Road map to better health care system in Australia
- Faster genetic diagnosis for critically ill babies and children in Australia
- What genetic testing information to expect when you're expecting
- Taking antibiotics during pregnancy is linked to increased risk of the child being hospitalised with infection
- Meet MCRI: Dr Margie Danchin
- Australian researchers successfully develop a rotavirus vaccine which could benefit millions of children
- Securing a child’s future needs to start during parents’ teen years
- First ‘DRAGEN’ Bio-IT platform in Australia could reduce the diagnosis time for critically ill babies
- Researchers move one step closer towards functioning kidney tissue from stem cells
- Pre-existing mental health conditions in men linked to problems during transition to parenthood
- Meet Associate Professor Adam Scheinberg
- A group of friends is better protection against bullying than one best friend
- Research to make early diagnosis, intervention possible for cerebral palsy
- New ‘high-flow’ oxygen therapy will improve the treatment of infants with bronchiolitis
- Rapid DNA sequencing transforms care for critically unwell children
- Congratulations, Dr Abbey Eeles, on winning the Cameron Foundation Impact Prize
- Anti-epileptic drugs increase the risk of bone fractures in children
- The 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases
- Australian breakthrough in stem cell kidney research
- Murdoch Children's and AFL team up to tackle concussion in kids
- Child visits to Victorian emergency departments for mental health issues triple
- Australians with food allergy don’t feel safe eating out - be aware and show you care
- Budget 2018 confirms the importance of genomic healthcare
- Prota/MCRI completes enrolment of Phase 2b multicentre clinical trial of probiotic oral immunotherapy for the treatment of peanut allergy
- Spotlight on our researchers: A/Prof Jeanie Cheong
- Unravelling the genetics of stuttering
- One third of Aussie kids exposed to disadvantage
- Human stem cell research shows new genetic pathway controls the heart beat
- Infant colic leads to no ongoing problems, study shows
- Rotary Art Show to raise funds for vital child allergy research
- Regular teen drinking leads to alcohol problems in adulthood
- Mental health of five year olds linked to their ability to learn
- Recent antibiotic use linked to thicker arteries in early childhood
- It’s time to Immunise Melbourne
- Colic: which treatments work and which don’t?
- Adolescent health: undervalued and under-invested across the globe, Harvard/MCRI study finds
- Prematurity Roadmap #1: Looking After Little Lungs on Facebook Live
- Eight and nine-year-olds experience poor body image as hormone levels rise
- Lung damage in ventilated preterm infants differs with gestational age, early research shows
- Ask the tough questions to bring Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder out of the shadows
- Brain scans reveal common patterns can predict variations in ADHD
- Two for one: mass drug administration has the potential to eliminate multiple neglected tropical diseases from populations
- Indigenous health conference showcases innovative projects benefiting children, young people and families
- Cerebral palsy guide helping GPs provide better care for patients
- TB research scientist wins CSL Centenary Fellowship
- Teen self-harm a marker of longer term mental health risks
- Severely unsettled one-year-olds risk poor mental health, experts caution
- Inherited protein mutation linked to rare cancer for the first time
- Meet VCGS: Lyndon Gallacher
- Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day
- Report finds bullying and emotional and behavioural problems impact on primary students’ learning ability
- MCRI named as Mackenzie’s Mission partner
- Child’s cells helping researchers develop customised treatments for inherited kidney disease
- Genetic counselling in Australia
- Melbourne steps up to drive global health
- New test aids decision between IV and oral antibiotics for childhood infection
- Support for research to develop kidneys from stem cells
- MCRI researchers discover rare genetic brain disorder
- Congratulations to our Director, Professor Kathryn North, on her appointment as Companion to the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day awards.
- Sleep program helping ADHD kids rest easier and improve quality of life
- Melbourne study finds primary school kids missing out on ADHD treatment and support
- Melbourne geneticists make new discovery about how a baby’s sex is determined
- Disadvantaged children get a better start to life with ongoing nurse home visits, research shows
- Young babies given a general anaesthetic experience no lasting impacts, new study finds
- Professor Melissa Little receives honorary doctorate from Leiden University
- New breakthrough in understanding a severe child speech impediment
- MCRI welcomes $35m Federal grant for Strep A vaccine research to prevent deadly heart disease
- New mothers reduce their alcohol intake, but this change is short-lived
- New Australian guidelines released for the rehabilitation of children with stroke
- Grant to fund vaccine research to prevent deadly heart disease
- Intravenous antibiotics treatment for children at home as effective as hospital treatment, study finds
- The world’s adolescents - large unmet needs and growing inequalities
- Funding to advance research into stem-cell based therapies
- Prota Therapeutics
- A generous family visits the CRE Newborn Medicine Team
- Melbourne researcher looks at how to support the world’s preschoolers
- $65 million genomics grants round opens
- Researchers hope a simple nasal spray could cut the number of child tonsillectomies
- Scientists use thousands of miniature hearts to test potential new drugs
- Trial succeeds at drastically reducing two highly infectious skin diseases
- Establishment of the MDA Research Fellowship at MCRI
- Australians born through assisted reproduction technology are as healthy as other Aussies
- Breakthrough for children with serious epileptic seizures
- On International Immunology Day, Australians urged to vaccinate their children against measles
- Clinicians, researchers and health representatives converge at CVU for latest updates
- Study to investigate medical cannabis as a treatment for intellectually disabled children
- Stable housing in infancy nets lifelong benefits
- Both major parties commit to the Medical Research Future Fund
- People born very preterm or with very low birthweight have high risk of lung disease
- Beyond Blue Julia Gillard launches new research project for childhood adversity and mental health
- Victorian Government commits $14 million to improve health and wellbeing of future generations
- 3D ‘bioprinted’ stem-cell tissue to be used to develop new ways to treat kidney disease
- New push to develop world’s first vaccine against the deadly Strep A bacteria killing hundreds of thousands
- Midwives key to promoting vaccines, but more training is needed
- International experts call for action for world’s 450 million scabies sufferers
- Communication key to reducing stillbirth in migrant and refugee populations
- Majority of Australian children with mental health disorders not accessing care, study finds
- Rotavirus licensing agreement signed with new pharmaceutical company
- Australian and Chilean researchers deliver a new understanding into a common cause of syndromic autism
- Drug boosts growth in youngsters with most common form of dwarfism, new study finds
- New Australian-Pacific scabies treatment has lasting results, study finds
- Size does matter… when it comes to telomeres
- Children’s snacking habits mirror their parents’
- CheckPoint study shows Aussie families get enough rest, but don’t always sleep soundly
- Aussie pre-teens spend most of their day sitting still, study shows
- Children are not destined to inherit their parents’ weight problems
- Snapshot looks at health as a family affair
- Newborn saliva swabs test viability of screening for virus linked to baby hearing loss
- Preeclampsia risk may be reduced by a healthy high-fibre diet
- Less focus on plate size and more on reducing quantity and variety of food key to getting children to snack less
- Researchers study new method of assessing severity of children’s brain injuries
- Reaching Critical Mass to End Scabies
- Study examining how flu impacts children’s immune systems seeks participants
- Global study investigates the cause of stuttering
- More children suffer head injuries playing recreational sport than team sport
- 760 newborn babies sought for trial to reduce risk of developing allergies
- MCRI’s World Scabies Elimination Program awarded $10m
- MCRI welcomes $9.7m in federal grants
- Victorian child hearing-loss databank to go global
- Assisted reproduction technology leaves its mark on genes but only temporarily, study shows
- Researchers investigate challenges of testing children’s blood
- Best medications to reduce drooling for those with developmental disability
- New guidelines for children with hearing loss
- MCRI welcomes announcement of MRFF-funded MACH projects
- Poor mental and physical health in pregnancy linked to infant sleep problems
- Weak immune system linked to serious bacterial infection in children
- Factors that predict obesity by adolescence revealed
- MCRI researcher awarded 2019 Franklin Women Travel Scholarship
- Little evidence common antidepressant is effective in autism spectrum disorders
- New test improves diagnosis of a common genetic cause of autism
- Recognition for outstanding research into childhood hearing loss
- Physiotherapist awarded prestigious fellowship to help children and young people living with neuromuscular disorders
- Low blood oxygen strongly increases sick children’s risk of death
- Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia
- New research announced to reduce high suicide rates in pregnant women and new mums
- MCRI researchers contribute to parliamentary inquiry on allergies
- More mental health support in primary schools
- Recognition for commitment to improving child and adolescent health and wellbeing
- Children with food allergies seen faster under new paediatric model
- MCRI researchers contribute to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder inquiry
- New research into a rare genetic brain condition
- Researcher recognised for tackling drug-resistant infections
- Researcher receives $3m for trial into suspected septic shock in children
- Majority of children needlessly avoid common antibiotics
- MCRI welcomes more than $5 million in research grants
- Human immune cells produced in a dish in world first
- Infant lungs and bushfire smoke
- Action needed to improve poor health and disadvantage in the youth justice system
- Lead Levels in Pre-School Kids Lower But Vigilance Needed
- Kids diagnosed with ADHD often don’t take medication regularly
- MCRI hops on its bike - US funding received for MCRI research into two rare genetic diseases
- Podcast explores concussion recognition and management in kids
- Honour for outstanding contribution to understanding the genes controlling the kidney
- New paediatric care model produces positive results
- Innovative program to better diagnose and develop treatments for rare diseases
- Advanced immune profiling sheds light on peanut allergy
- Caesarean birth has little impact on children developing allergies
- Better systems needed to care for kids with mental health problems
- Children’s experiences of racial discrimination linked to risk markers of long-term chronic disease
- New neurodegenerative disorder discovery
- A message from MCRI's Director, Prof Kathryn North AC
- Mother’s gut bacteria may hold key to predicting childhood food allergies
- MCRI to trial preventative vaccine for COVID-19 healthcare workers
- BCG vaccine trial to protect Australian healthcare workers starts, enabled by major philanthropic backing
- Rapid infectious disease shifts in Chinese children and adolescents prior to covid-19
- Risk factors for carrying pneumonia-causing bacteria revealed
- Australian COVID-19 modelling and international data reassuring for parents, teachers, according to experts
- Better data reanalysis model needed to improve rare disease diagnostic rates
- New genes linked to severe childhood speech disorder
- 10M grant enables BCG vaccine trial to expand internationally, enrol 10,000 healthcare workers
- Innovative genomic research projects receive federal grants
- Action needed to protect kids from COVID-19 racism spike
- Rotavirus vaccination leads to reduced hospitalisations, fewer infant deaths
- Podcast explores how to support kids and families during COVID-19
- MCRI launches landmark study into children's COVID-19 immune responses with assistance from Rio Tinto
- MCRI researchers awarded over $10m to continue vital research to help children thrive
- First month of Australian data shows children at low risk of COVID-19 infection, no hospitalisations
- Increase in food allergy-related presentations of children to Victorian Hospitals
- Suicide prevention research awarded federal grant
- MCRI leads international paediatric COVID-19 intensive care registry
- Endometriosis and pelvic pain study receives funding boost
- Using stem cell models to screen potential COVID19 treatments
- Australian-first antenatal vaccine communication model to improve maternal and childhood vaccination rates
- Science informing policy: What the research says about childcare and early learning
- Trial seeking kids allergic to egg to test pioneering allergy treatment
- Treatment plan helps keep young cancer patients home
- Federal commitment to help prevent, cure and manage food allergies
- Infants sought for vitamin D trial aiming to reduce food allergy
- Childhood stroke and concussion research receives $5.9M boost
- Critically-ill Australian children receive genetic tests in record time
- Medicinal cannabis may reduce behavioural problems in kids with intellectual disabilities
- Clinical trial testing new treatment for childhood cancer receives funding boost
- New federal funding to improve child urinary tract infection treatment and neck injury management
- Childhood obesity linked to poor heart health signs at 11-12 years
- Major cause of rare genetic mitochondrial disease identified
- Stem cell project aims to better understand impact of COVID-19 on different organs
- Kids receiving ‘good enough’ mental health treatment do not improve
- Australian first trial aims to identify those at risk of heart damage following cancer treatment
- Australian-first clinical guidelines for child stroke rehabilitation
- Cycling Australia puts its head together with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute on HeadCheck concussion app
- Heavy TV and computer use impacts children’s academic results
- New drug shown to improve bone growth in children with achondroplasia in global phase III trial
- Project to measure movement disorder receives funding boost
- Researcher selected for dynamic leadership program
- Vaccine proves effective against the most severe type of pneumonia
- Scientists discover common genetic and immunological causes of severe COVID-19
- Australian first chromosome 15 disorders biobank
- Infections the major reason infants see a doctor or attend hospital
- COVID-19 in Victorian schools and childcare mainly driven by community transmission, analysis finds
- Researchers awarded prestigious fellowships
- Breakthrough discovery in gene causing severe nerve conditions
- Two new research centres secure federal funding
- Could BCG vaccine protect against COVID-19? UK recruitment begins
- Personal and financial costs of ADHD in Australia revealed
- Researchers call for policy shift to focus on middle years of schooling
- Possible genetic triggers of autism symptoms and motor issues identified for several rare diseases
- Researcher celebrated for significant impact of research
- Children face extensive wait times for costly private mental health support
- Study investigating the causes of stuttering
- Australian Institute for Infectious Disease to be built in Melbourne
- Measles outbreaks likely in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
- Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- MCRI researchers make highly cited list
- Cesarean-born babies at increased risk of infection-related hospitalisation in early childhood
- Researchers use cutting edge technology to bioprint mini-kidneys
- Sarah and Lachlan Murdoch endow $5 million MCRI Fellowship
- Fiji's vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness
- Study finds some primary school-aged children self-harm, as experts call for earlier intervention
- Differences in immunity and blood vessels likely protect children from severe COVID-19
- New project to improve health and well-being of young people with cerebral palsy
- Food allergy researchers acknowledged
- Researcher wins pitch competition for osteoarthritis drug idea
- New Murdoch Children's research projects secure federal funding
- In conversation with philanthropist Mike Milken
- Me and UooUoo: The RCH150 Anniversary Art Trail
- Maternal nurse home visits improve mothers’ mental health
- MCRI community members and researcher recognised with 2021 Australia Day Honours
- Australia and New Zealand-specific child head injury guidelines created
- Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery
- Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19
- Researcher awarded grant for trial of oral antibiotic treatment for bone and joint infections
- Decrease in peanut allergy among infants after guideline changes
- World’s leading children’s research hospitals join forces to develop new treatments for rare diseases
- First detailed insight into newborn babies’ lungs at birth
- Kids’ blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms, potential for misdiagnosis
- Virtual discussion: Investing in Oxygen
- Mental health pilot program expands to more primary schools
- New research centre to improve mental health care
- Vital improvements needed to Australian Immunisation Register
- Patients who are overweight or obese at risk of more severe COVID-19
- Children exposed to intimate partner violence twice as likely to have poorer language skills and mental and physical health
- Research into the effects of COVID-19 on different organs receives funding boost
- A third of kids develop a mental health problem after concussion
- Sterilising dummies linked to increased risk of food allergies
- An early night can reduce a child’s weight just as much as exercise
- New Strep A human challenge model paves the way to test vaccines against the common deadly bacteria
- Vale Carla Zampatti
- Project aiming to prevent tooth decay in children awarded federal grant
- Victorian budget invests in the health of Generation Victoria
- China makes remarkable gains in maternal and child survival rates
- New stem cell research guidelines
- National network of cardio-oncology hubs to be created
- Measures limiting spread of COVID-19 led to decrease in kids being hospitalised for infections
- BCG vaccine trial joins global race to better understand COVID-19 variants
- Australian schools should be prioritised to stay open during COVID-19 pandemic
- MCRI researchers receive MRFF funding
- New project to bridge the equity gap in children’s health and development
- Queen's Birthday Honours for Ms Suzi Carp and Professor Jane Halliday
- Babies sought for whooping cough vaccine clinical trial to help prevent allergies
- Murdoch Children's researchers appointed to lead mRNA Victoria advisory group
- Four research projects secure federal grants
- Poor mental health, suicidal thoughts and school closure stress felt among teens during COVID-19 pandemic
- Funding secured for stem cell research to accelerate new treatments
- Grants to improve diagnosis of rare diseases
- Funding boost for research into genetic disorder that causes nerve tumours
- Professor Melissa Little announced as president of International Society for Stem Cell Research
- Project aims to prevent bleeding in babies after needing heart bypass support
- Researcher receives boost to investigate long term impact of family violence
- Mental health projects secure funding
- Clinic boosts transgender young people’s mental health
- Associate Professor Nigel Crawford announced as chair of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
- Program for Aboriginal kids shows promising impacts on language and development skills
- Most kids with COVID-19 have mild cases and make a full recovery within weeks
- Drop in antibiotic prescribing following COVID-19 restrictions
- Teens who use cannabis frequently more likely to have premature baby
- Young teens should be added to vaccine rollout when supply increases
- Tuberculosis vaccine might help reduce eczema in infants
- Cost of raising a child with rare genetic disorder is significant but could be reduced by earlier diagnosis
- Healthy diets linked to better mental health and wellbeing
- Trial begins for a child-friendly COVID-19 test
- Heavy drinking when young increases alcohol risk in early pregnancy
- Eight research projects secure federal grants
- Test screening for leading infectious cause of hearing loss in babies feasible and well-received
- Long COVID symptoms in children rarely persist beyond three months
- Yard size does not impact on children’s physical activity levels
- Common antibiotic reduces low birth weight and prematurity
- Advisory group established to better support preschool children
- New app to help parents address their child’s health needs
- Researcher recognised for method to aid children with urinary tract infections
- Virtual reality helps children receive radiotherapy
- Leading a worldwide effort to better prevent and treat scabies
- Grant to advance research into severe bacterial pneumonia
- Mums experiencing disadvantage report high rates of job loss and stress during COVID-19 pandemic
- New initiative to improve epilepsy treatments
- Mental health program expands to more primary schools
- Cell-based influenza vaccine provides protection against the flu in children
- Researcher receives grant to explore food allergy remission in children
- Data informing the return of students to classrooms and measures to keep schools COVID safe
- Common infections in pregnant mums linked to leukaemia risk in children
- Research group chosen as Collaborating Centre for Scabies Control
- Children with mental health problems at increased risk of mental disorders as adults
- Researchers receive scholarships to help advance their healthcare projects
- Caution needed before vaccinating under 12 years against COVID-19: Risks and benefits require careful scrutiny
- Grants secured to advance research into childhood conditions
- Most children with cancer have mild COVID-19 and make full recovery
- Enabling responsible sharing of genomic data to benefit human health
- Penicillin significantly reduces rheumatic heart disease progression in children
- New childhood brain centre brings fresh hope to families
- New project to better connect children with mental health services receives federal support
- More support for women-led medical research projects
- Global webinar on adolescent growth and nutrition
- Recognition for contributions to children’s medical research
- Project receives funding to better support children affected by cancer
- Celebrating 35 years of life-changing children’s medical research
- Researchers ranked among top experts in children’s intellectual disability
- Restacking the odds to give children the best start
- Weekly report on surveillance of COVID-19 in children launched
- New international stem cell research centre offers hope for patients with incurable diseases
- Grants to better understand COVID-19 in children
- Pioneering treatment for premature infants with chronic lung disease
- Global standards to embed health and wellbeing into education system
- A parents' cuddle helps NICU babies breathe better
- Early-career researchers awarded for contributions to newborn medicine
- Early-career researchers awarded scholarships to support research into child health
- Innovation Awards to teams working to improve the lives of critically ill children
- New test to screen newborns for rare genetic disorders paves the way for earlier diagnosis and treatment
- Project trialling oral antibiotic treatment for children with bone and joint infections receives funding boost
- Scholarships awarded to advance research into heart disease and childhood infections
- Indirect impacts of COVID-19 pandemic take significant toll on children
- Genetic discovery could lead to better treatment of congenital heart disease
- Grant to improve the treatment of neglected tropical diseases in children
- Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children
- Children with cancer to benefit from a new research initiative
- Dose-finding trial paves way for novel rotavirus vaccine to prevent a deadly diarrhoeal disease from birth
- Calls for resilience training, more extra-curricular activities in schools to help prevent mental health disorders
- One dose of anti-parasite drug just as effective as two at reducing scabies
- A joint statement from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
- Serious allergic reactions to food among children stabilise since guideline changes
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy can influence gene activity
- World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder
- Most children living in out of home care don’t access health services
- Young people sought for project to improve treatment of endometriosis and period and pelvic pain
- Historically low rates of prenatal diagnostic testing in Victoria
- Immune discovery could aid vaccine development for common cause of sore throat
- Ethics of Paediatric Genomics Symposium
- New national agency to advance genomic medicine
- National Allergy Centre of Excellence established to prevent and manage allergies
- Maeve’s Law for mitochondrial donation passes historic Senate vote
- New WHO guide to support child and adolescent health in humanitarian disasters
- Five childhood risk factors predict heart attacks and strokes in adulthood
- Grant to advance research into new childhood neurological disease
- Funding for research to improve premature babies’ quality of life
- First global standards to help diagnose and manage most common type of dwarfism
- Researchers discover pathways to severe COVID-19 in children
- Mental health program expands to every government primary school in Victoria
- Project to better treat children with bone and joint infections
- Queen’s Birthday Honour for former MCRI Board member
- Global stem cell research partnership launches to advance treatment for incurable diseases
- Potential pathway linking infant infections to cardiovascular disease risk
- Anti-parasitic drug prevents bacterial complications of scabies on mass scale
- Caesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy
- Vale Professor Ruth Bishop AC BSc MSc PhD DSc
- Researchers discover immune system changes that support peanut allergy remission in children
- New WHO Guidelines To Better Treat And Manage Childhood Pneumonia
- New initiative to improve outcomes for children with hip dysplasia
- Umbilical cord blood cells can safely be infused into a sibling with cerebral palsy
- Project awarded grant to help improve the health care of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy
- Improving longer-term outcomes for premature babies with lung disease
- Funding for research into treating a genetic disorder
- New study to unravel the mystery of Kawasaki Disease
- The Five "Ds" of food allergy
- Doctors warn of delaying hip surgery for children with cerebral palsy
- Twenty-five years since the discovery of the human sex determining gene
- Brain training may not be the answer for learning difficulties
- Early puberty hormones increase emotional and behavioural issues in boys
- State celebrates 50 years of newborn screening
- Healthy Happy Beginnings
- Migration clue to nut allergy
- New insights into causes of sudden cardiac death in the young
- Report highlights inequities in access to health care across Australia
- Carrying EpiPen affects quality of life; study
- Does Perinatal Depression begin before pregnancy?
- Practice brief for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Get kids to bed early, parents warned
- Quick-Wee: a novel method for collecting urine samples quickly from young children
- Australia first: cord blood research may unlock future treatments for cerebral palsy
- Psychologists often disagree on confidentiality breaches, study finds
- Sleep with Kip: Bedtime stories incorporate scientifically proven sleep strategies
- Harnessing the capacity of a newborn’s heart
- Scholarship to advance stem cell research
- Hospital readmissions for asthma on the rise among children
- One in three mothers experience partner abuse before their child turns ten
- Championing the vaccine cause in the Pacific
- Children sought for study into how to prevent sore throats
- Our 2021 Annual Report – Celebrating 35 years of progress
- Researcher recognised for contributions to multiculturalism in Victoria
- Immune boosting benefits of tuberculosis vaccine seen in infants more than a year after vaccination
- Maternal mental health and well-being profoundly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
- Immune cell model paves way for new treatments targeting common infection amongst immunocompromised children
- Anti-parasitic drug to treat scabies on mass scale in Solomon Islands
- World-first allergy centres launched to prevent and treat allergies
- Speech disorder and allergy research centres receive funding boost
- Children with condition that causes temporary facial paralysis can recover without treatment
- Project studying immune system to explore why some children outgrow their food allergy receives grant
- New well-being tool heralded a game-changer for children’s mental health
- COVID-19 and influenza maternal vaccine study receives funding
- Philanthropist Anne Kantor AO dies at 86
- More inclusive genomic resource for diverse Australian communities kickstarted with $10M grant
- Federal funding for genomics projects aiming to improve child health
- UK participants needed to help discover genes behind stammering
- Medicinal cannabis study into easing symptoms of children in palliative care
- Researcher elected to Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences fellowship
- MCRI researchers’ article is recognised as an influential paper
- Global commission to improve access to medical oxygen
- Genetic testing helps detect children likely to have heart failure and require a transplant
- New online tool to support expectant parents with prenatal testing decisions
- Funding to advance research into rare genetic disorder that affects childhood development and growth
- Stem-cell derived kidneys could improve disease research and treatment
- Expanded program linking GPs with paediatricians could keep thousands of children out of hospital
- Children with severe form of epilepsy should receive flu vaccine due to high seizure risk after influenza infection
- Social media surveillance by artificial intelligence improves detection of vaccine adverse events
- Early marriage linked to poor mental health in young girls and adolescents
- Positive social-emotional environments in schools boosts student’s mental health
- Trial to test whether drug that targets gut bacteria can improve irritability in teenagers with autism
- Researchers present prestigious lecture in memory of global health leader Professor Ruth Bishop AC
- Victorian Government House child health lecture on making this the healthiest generation ever
- Vale Professor George C Patton MB BS MD FAAHMS FRANZCP FRCPsych 31/12/1954 - 7/12/2022
- International study to better treat children with severe pneumonia complication
- World-first comprehensive map of the human immune system across lifespan
- Federal grants to advance earlier diagnosis and treatments for childhood conditions
- Simple nasal spray significantly reduces snoring and breathing difficulties in children
- Championing the vaccine cause in Vietnam
- New evidence to help families know when to introduce solids and allergenic foods
- World-first guidelines created to help prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment
- Changing Children's Chances project addresses the inequity faced by Australian children
- MRFF projects improving the health and well-being of Australians
- Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma but are often irregular and inconsistent
- Research begins to better understand link between early-life body size and pre-menopausal breast cancer
- Innovative digital program to decode youth mental health and well-being
- Australian researchers team up with Moderna on mRNA Strep A vaccine
- Early Years Summit a welcome focus on Australian children
- Most babies born to mothers with COVID-19 separated after birth resulting in low breastfeeding rates
- Children undergoing chemotherapy could benefit from Apple Watch monitoring
- Stem cell-derived kidneys could help better understand rare kidney disorder
- Health institutions applaud $620M injection for strong and resilient health systems in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
- Babies born preterm decreased slightly and stillborn rates unchanged during first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns
- Researchers uncover how gene that increases risk of genetic heart disease works, paving way for new treatments
- Children with hearing loss to benefit from new genetic tests
- Victorians sought for trial of immune responses to fourth COVID-19 vaccine
- New trial testing whether immunotherapy reduces peanut allergy symptoms in children and teens
- New trial offers hope to families affected by mitochondrial disease
- Stem cell researchers secure funding for research into genetic heart disease
- The Allergy Friendly Family Cookbook hits shelves
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- A joint statement from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
- Funding secured to advance Strep A research
- Improving preschool attendance and parent mental health could reduce childhood inequity
- Flicker of Hope – Kicking Butt 2023
- Global stem cell consortium releases its first annual report
- Children with COVID-19 treated safely at home, helping to take burden off hospitals
- MCRI partners with Cotton On Kids to support a good night’s sleep
- World-first child health study reaches recruitment milestone
- BCG vaccine does not protect against COVID-19 in healthcare workers
- Fewer vaccine doses can support pneumococcal immunity in babies
- Need to better understand childhood concussion, inquiry hears
- Global study shows promising results for young children with peanut allergies
- Most children with COVID-19 don’t require hospital treatment
- Melbourne team first to recreate bone development in the lab
- Vale Mr Laurie Cox AO
- Students unite to raise awareness about allergies in memory of classmates
- Children with achondroplasia to benefit from life changing treatment added to PBS
- World Health Organization adopts recommendation to increase access to medical oxygen
- Link between food allergies and eating disorders shown in children
- Students’ blood pressure checked at school to help lower heart disease risk
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute welcomes Quad Fellows to Melbourne
- Industry leaders and affected families come together to address childhood adversity
- Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments
- New diagnostic tools and updated best practice to treat childhood concussion
- Researchers identify new rare genetic syndrome in children
- Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium receives funding boost
- Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must extend beyond early childhood
- Wastewater monitoring could act as pandemic early warning system
- Discovery could lead to more treatments to prevent cancer and infectious diseases
- Murdoch Children’s researcher elected President of Australian Society for Medical Research
- Food allergy in infancy linked to childhood asthma and reduced lung function
- Our 2022 Annual Report
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute supports an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament
- Rapid genome sequencing highly effective at diagnosing babies with epilepsy
- COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children
- Australia experiences intense surge in Strep A cases, similar to northern hemisphere wave
- Cashew and cow’s milk allergy rates uncovered among Australian infants
- Australian-first trial to transform lives of children with a severe immune deficiency disorder
- A statement regarding a recent COVID-19 vaccination publication
- World-first child health study recruits 100,000 participants
- Biobank aims to discover new treatments for children with genetic muscle diseases
- MCRI adds further support to the Voice to Parliament
- New Centre of Research Excellence for research to improve children’s emergency care
- Major international neonatal study shares two-year outcomes
- ‘Adolescent, pregnant and forgotten’ – new research identifies maternal healthcare gap for millions of adolescent girls
- MCRI thanks Sue Hunt AM for her distinguished service to children’s health
- Accolade for international collaboration working to better treat childhood conditions
- Australian-first guidelines to help support children with anxiety
- Grant to help improve the health outcomes of children with epilepsy
- Study tracking a generation’s health still open to eligible families as it enters new phase
- Australian-first equipment to help accelerate research into childhood diseases
- Drug may reduce SIDS in children with achondroplasia
- New national network created to support child and family hubs
- Fractional COVID-19 booster vaccines produce similar immune response as full-doses
- Framework to help steer children towards better health
- World Scabies Program achieves milestone in Solomon Islands and Fiji
- Newborn medicine project celebrated by NHMRC as one of the best
- Discovery may unlock allergy code in babies
- Trial may bring hope to children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Study into rare side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
- Vale Harold Mitchell AC
- Better quality healthcare needed for children in detention
- Big data detects COVID-19 vaccine safety signals
- Improving the health of deaf and hard of hearing children
- MRFF grants to boost children’s health and wellbeing
- Common viruses trigger most cases of intussusception in children
- Trans youth health project receives MRFF grant
- AI technology helps identify cerebral palsy in babies
- Ride for Lily to support children’s brain cancer research
- Discovery into how chronic lung conditions affect children’s immune system
- Protein could help detect delayed concussion recovery
- Mental health school initiative for South Australia
- Easier access to clinical trials under sweeping changes to medical research
- Discovery made into which children will outgrow their peanut allergy
- Stem cell medicine advancements showcased at reNEW’s scientific meeting
- MCRI and Incepta Pharmaceuticals partner to protect children from rotavirus
- International stem cell consortium reNEW releases 2023 annual report
- New guidelines to improve long-term care of preterm babies
- MRFF funding awarded to national project to improve genetic disease diagnosis
- Babies offered peanut allergy treatment program under world-first national model
- Blood test can help predict chronic lung disease in preterm babies
- Blood stem cell breakthrough could transform bone marrow transplants
- Positive experiences can protect children’s heart health
- GenV benefits from two MRFF infrastructure grants
- Our 2023 Annual Report
- Muscle disease researchers receive cutting-edge equipment to test new treatments
- Help shape the future of bone marrow transplants
- Training community leaders improves trust in vaccines
- Genomics program designed for diverse communities starts recruiting
- Air pollution linked to having a peanut allergy during childhood
- Using human stem cells, genomics and AI to solve childhood heart disease
- Most patients with mitochondrial disease can be diagnosed via genomic sequencing
- MCRI champions women in STEM
- New partnership to improve child health in the Asia-Pacific
- Unique mental health program in schools has positive impact and reduces stigma
- Promising daily tablet increases growth in children with dwarfism
- Access to vaccines and clinical trials for pregnant women vital in pandemics
- Almost three quarters of adolescents experience depression or anxiety
- Vale Professor Glenn Bowes AO
- Hep B vaccine does not increase risk of chronic lung disease in preterm babies
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