A researcher uses a pipette
14 June 2023

Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments

Melbourne researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that...

A mother is holding her toddler
13 June 2023

Industry leaders and affected families come together to address childhood adversity

More than half of children in Australia will face adversity by the age of 11 and are up...

Quad Fellowship Summit
08 June 2023

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute welcomes Quad Fellows to Melbourne

Quad Fellows, who are undertaking a first-of-its-kind scholarship program designed to...

A child has a blood pressure check
06 June 2023

Students’ blood pressure checked at school to help lower heart disease risk

Primary school students’ blood pressure will be checked in the classroom under a pilot...

Adolescents smiling at camera
02 June 2023

Link between food allergies and eating disorders shown in children

Children having to follow restrictive diets due to their food allergy has been linked to...

Child receiving oxygen
29 May 2023

World Health Organization adopts recommendation to increase access to medical oxygen

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended increasing access to medical oxygen...

26 May 2023

Children with achondroplasia to benefit from life changing treatment added to PBS

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has welcomed the news that children born with...

Youth Action For Allergy promotional material featuring James Tsindos and Max McKenzie
25 May 2023

Students unite to raise awareness about allergies in memory of classmates

Schools across Melbourne have united to raise awareness about allergies in honour of two...

Vale Mr Laurie Cox AO
23 May 2023

Vale Mr Laurie Cox AO

Laurie Cox AO, a visionary Australian businessman and previous Chairman of Murdoch...

A child with a broken arm
18 May 2023

Melbourne team first to recreate bone development in the lab

reNEW researchers have recreated, for the first time, the process for developing and...

Sick child with a thermometer
12 May 2023

Most children with COVID-19 don’t require hospital treatment

Most children with COVID-19 in Australia don’t require hospital treatment, according to...

Todder eating from a bowl
11 May 2023

Global study shows promising results for young children with peanut allergies

A study has found after one year of wearing a Viaskin Peanut epicutaneous immunotherapy...

A doctor checks up on a child
05 May 2023

Need to better understand childhood concussion, inquiry hears

A Parliamentary Senate Inquiry into concussion has heard about the need to better...

A child and mother are being seen by a doctor
28 April 2023

Fewer vaccine doses can support pneumococcal immunity in babies

Fewer doses of a vaccine that protects against meningitis and pneumonia can still...

A doctor wearing a surgical mask
27 April 2023

BCG vaccine does not protect against COVID-19 in healthcare workers

A world-leading international trial into the immune boosting benefits of the...