03 July 2018

Rotary Art Show to raise funds for vital child allergy research

Money raised at the art show's community night on 9 July will go towards the world-first...

21 June 2018

Infant colic leads to no ongoing problems, study shows

In welcome reassurance to concerned parents, MCRI-funded research conducted by Royal...

01 June 2018

One third of Aussie kids exposed to disadvantage

Changing Children's Chances identifies patterns in children's experiences of...

28 May 2018

Unravelling the genetics of stuttering

Researchers from the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Speech and Language are...

26 May 2018

Spotlight on our researchers: A/Prof Jeanie Cheong

Congratulations to A/Prof Jeanie Cheong, our resident expert in the newborn brain, who...

25 May 2018

Prota/MCRI completes enrolment of Phase 2b multicentre clinical trial of probiotic oral immunotherapy for the treatment of peanut allergy

The PPOIT-003 clinical study has been designed to provide evidence of a longer lasting...

14 May 2018

Budget 2018 confirms the importance of genomic healthcare

Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) welcomes the $500M allocation to investment...

14 May 2018

Australians with food allergy don’t feel safe eating out - be aware and show you care

Research conducted by Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia on its member database has found...

09 May 2018

Child visits to Victorian emergency departments for mental health issues triple

New research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has shown over the...

16 April 2018

The 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococc​al Diseases

Over 1,100 researchers from all around the world have gathered in Melbourne for the...

11 April 2018

ARCHIVED - Anti-epileptic drugs increase the risk of bone fractures in children

Image: Harlie Raethel New research has shown evidence that anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)...

03 April 2018

Congratulations, Dr Abbey Eeles, on winning the Cameron Foundation Impact Prize

Tackling global challenges starts with understanding the problem and its wider context,...

29 March 2018

Rapid DNA sequencing transforms care for critically unwell children

Rapid genomic sequencing for babies and children with suspected genetic conditions...

23 March 2018

New ‘high-flow’ oxygen therapy will improve the treatment of infants with bronchiolitis

New research has shown that a new 'high-flow' oxygen therapy can be safely delivered in...

19 March 2018

Research to make early diagnosis, intervention possible for cerebral palsy

A test to diagnose cerebral palsy at birth, which could allow infants access to critical...