A baby
20 March 2024

AI technology helps identify cerebral palsy in babies

Cutting-edge technology that analyses clips of babies’ movements can help speed up...

A young trans person
19 March 2024

Trans youth health project receives MRFF grant

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)-led project that aims to improve trans...

A child in hospital with a teddy
15 March 2024

Common viruses trigger most cases of intussusception in children

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel...

scientist in lab
08 March 2024

MRFF grants to boost children’s health and wellbeing

Improving healthcare for children with bronchiolitis, brain cancer and epilepsy and...

A child gets a hearing check
04 March 2024

Improving the health of deaf and hard of hearing children

The health and well-being of deaf and hard of hearing (DHOH) children will significantly...

A vaccine researcher
23 February 2024

Big data detects COVID-19 vaccine safety signals

International researchers have linked very rare neurological, blood and heart related...

Healthcare for children in detention
14 February 2024

Better quality healthcare needed for children in detention

Children in detention and after they return to the community require better quality...

Vale Harold Mitchell AC
13 February 2024

Vale Harold Mitchell AC

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) is deeply saddened to learn of Harold...

A COVID-19 vaccine is administered by a doctor to a patient
18 January 2024

Study into rare side effects of COVID-19 vaccines

A new international study will examine the rare side effects caused by COVID-19 vaccines...

A muscular dystrophy patient in a wheelchair with a nurse
13 December 2023

Trial may bring hope to children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Australian researchers are at the forefront of a new clinical trial that may bring hope...

Toddlers playing with toys
11 December 2023

Discovery may unlock allergy code in babies

Hundreds of new species that belong to the skin microbiome in infants have been...

Newborn medicine in practice: a premature baby in an incubator
06 December 2023

Newborn medicine project celebrated by NHMRC as one of the best

The team behind a Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led project has been...

MCRI researcher giving child scabies treatment
28 November 2023

World Scabies Program achieves milestone in Solomon Islands and Fiji

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) World Scabies Program has completed the...

A child and a dog playing with a ball
28 November 2023

Framework to help steer children towards better health

A new national framework has been created to help steer children and young people in...

Young adult staring at camera
24 November 2023

Fractional COVID-19 booster vaccines produce similar immune response as full-doses

Reducing the dose of a widely used COVID-19 booster vaccine produces a similar immune...