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Australian researchers have discovered how changes in antibody levels over time can predict which children are likely to outgrow their peanut allergy. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s...

A successful research project designed to prevent and address student mental health problems will start a new chapter in South Australia this year. The Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) projec...

Patients will receive easier access to clinical trials and health care priorities will secure more funding under sweeping changes to medical research in Australia. Federal Health Minister Mark...

Melbourne researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an injury. The research, led by...

Melbourne researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better treatments. The research, led by Murdoch...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Associate Professor Amanda Gwee has been awarded a federal grant to improve the treatment of a viral illness that can be deadly for children with weakened ...

Studies into the effect of vitamin D on children’s lung health and the best treatments for maternal infections following premature birth have received Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants. Murdo...

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researcher has been awarded a grant to increase physical activity and movement among adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Dr Carlee Holmes and her team,...

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researcher has been awarded the Rebecca Cooper Fellowship to investigate how influenza impacts the severity of Strep A infections. Strep A is a...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)’s Professor Mimi Tang has been recognised at the BioMelbourne Network’s Women in Leadership Awards. The awards celebrate and champion women who...

Months after COVID vaccines were introduced in 2021, governments and private organisations mandated them for various groups. Health and aged care workers were among the first to need two doses to...

Hello Andrea, it's lovely to speak with you. As the Director of People and Culture at Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), what excites you most about this role?...

Researchers at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) are working with communities of refugee and migrant backgrounds to co-design and culturally adapt research processes to engage culturally ...

Authors: Cristyn Davies, University of Sydney; Cris Townley, Western Sydney University; Ken Pang, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Kerry H. Robinson, Western Sydney University, and Rachel...

From the moment William Pearce (pictured below) had his first cardiac arrest, his life has largely been in the hands of others. William was diagnosed as a newborn with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a ...