8 children holding hands
23 November 2023

New national network created to support child and family hubs

A new network has been created to support and advocate for community hubs, a wraparound...

A child with achondroplasia
22 November 2023

Drug may reduce SIDS in children with achondroplasia

A drug that boosts bone growth in children with achondroplasia may also reduce their...

MCRI's Dr Sean Humphrey with Thermo FIsher Product Application Support Engineer Katharina Huber and Vice President and General Manager (Aus and NZ) Domenic Stranieri
20 November 2023

Australian-first equipment to help accelerate research into childhood diseases

Cutting-edge equipment that will help accelerate research into children’s diseases from...

A mother and father holding their baby
17 November 2023

Study tracking a generation’s health still open to eligible families as it enters new phase

Newborn recruitment has closed for a world-first study that is tracking the health of an...

A newborn baby held by a mother
30 October 2023

Grant to help improve the health outcomes of children with epilepsy

A research project aiming to improve the health outcomes of children with epilepsy by...

Adolescent with anxiety
25 October 2023

Australian-first guidelines to help support children with anxiety

Melbourne researchers have created new clinical guidelines to better support children...

A scientist holding test tubes
19 October 2023

Accolade for international collaboration working to better treat childhood conditions

An international collaboration aiming to better treat rare and serious childhood...

Doctor and child
16 October 2023

Australian-first trial to transform lives of children with a severe immune deficiency disorder

A cure for a severe immune deficiency disorder in children that makes them extremely...

Sue Hunt AM, CEO of The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. 
13 October 2023

MCRI thanks Sue Hunt AM for her distinguished service to children’s health

MCRI applauds Sue Hunt AM for her illustrious 13-year journey as CEO of The Royal...

Adolescent mother and baby
12 October 2023

‘Adolescent, pregnant and forgotten’ – new research identifies maternal healthcare gap for millions of adolescent girls

New research, published in The Lancet and launched at the Scientific Meeting of the...

An infant sleeping
03 October 2023

Major international neonatal study shares two-year outcomes

A pioneering neonatal study has reported its two-year findings, confirming that a novel...

A child receives care in a hospital bed
27 September 2023

New Centre of Research Excellence for research to improve children’s emergency care

A new research centre based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will be established...

"Jillay wannik - Healthy pathway" By Dixon Patten, Yorta Yorta and Gunnai artist - Bayila Creative
25 September 2023

MCRI adds further support to the Voice to Parliament

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has joined key national and Victorian health...

A muscle disease patient is holding a teddy bear
21 September 2023

Biobank aims to discover new treatments for children with genetic muscle diseases

An Australian first biobank will be established to improve and discover new treatments...

GenV family
12 September 2023

World-first child health study recruits 100,000 participants

A world-first study tracking the health and wellbeing of Victorians, from birth to old...