Woman looking away
29 June 2022

One in three mothers experience partner abuse before their child turns ten

Content notice: This post contains information about violence and abuse. One in three...

Premature infant lying on their back in an incubator
27 June 2022

Improving longer-term outcomes for premature babies with lung disease

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researcher Associate Professor Brett Manley has...

Leigh clifford
24 June 2022

Queen’s Birthday Honour for former MCRI Board member

Former Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Board Chairman Leigh Clifford has been...

Two children raising their hands in the classroom
21 June 2022

Mental health program expands to every government primary school in Victoria

A mental health program , proven to help students who may have otherwise slipped through...

Megan Walsh
16 June 2022

Project awarded grant to help improve the health care of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has been awarded a new grant for a...

Worried mother giving glass of water to her ill kid. Sick child with high fever laying in bed and taking a medicine. Hand on forehead
10 June 2022

Project to better treat children with bone and joint infections

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute project has secured funding for research that...

Man and boy in cerebral palsy wheelchair laughing
10 June 2022

Umbilical cord blood cells can safely be infused into a sibling with cerebral palsy

An Australian-first study has found collecting and storing cells from a baby’s umbilical...

Infant having ultrasound performed on left hip.
09 June 2022

New initiative to improve outcomes for children with hip dysplasia

A new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The University of Melbourne project has...

Infant wearing an oxygen mask over their mouth and nose
08 June 2022

New WHO Guidelines To Better Treat And Manage Childhood Pneumonia

A major review into childhood pneumonia by researchers from the Murdoch Children’s...

Researcher in a laboratory
02 June 2022

Global stem cell research partnership launches to advance treatment for incurable diseases

A global stem cell research collaboration that will develop new treatments for cancer,...

Smiling woman watching young girl eat a peanut butter sandwich
27 May 2022

Researchers discover immune system changes that support peanut allergy remission in children

Australian researchers have discovered the key immunological changes that support the...

Professor Ruth Bishop
21 May 2022

Vale Professor Ruth Bishop AC BSc MSc PhD DSc

It is with great sadness that we advise that Professor Ruth Bishop passed away on 12...

Person holding the left hand of a newborn infant
20 May 2022

Caesarean births not linked to increased risk of food allergy during infancy

Caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first...

Healthcare worker holding hand of young boy.
18 May 2022

Anti-parasitic drug prevents bacterial complications of scabies on mass scale

An anti-parasitic drug, delivered on a mass scale, can prevent potentially dangerous...

Person using a stethoscope on the chest of a laughing infant.
11 May 2022

Potential pathway linking infant infections to cardiovascular disease risk

Melbourne researchers have discovered a potential pathway linking early life infections...