01 March 2022

Gender-affirming hormone therapy can influence gene activity

Gender-affirming hormone therapy could influence the way a person's genes are turned on...

24 February 2022

Serious allergic reactions to food among children stabilise since guideline changes

The rate of increase in serious allergic reactions to food among children has flattened...

22 February 2022

New global vaccine trial launched to evaluate fractional COVID-19 booster shots

In February 2022, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the...

11 February 2022

A joint statement from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

We lead Australia's largest clinical and research program providing care for trans...

11 February 2022

One dose of anti-parasite drug just as effective as two at reducing scabies

One dose of an anti-parasite drug was just as effective as two at significantly reducing...

A child in school with a teacher, both wearing masks
07 February 2022

Calls for resilience training, more extra-curricular activities in schools to help prevent mental health disorders

Clinicians are calling for coping and social skills training and more extra-curricular...

A mother and child in Africa
04 February 2022

Dose-finding trial paves way for novel rotavirus vaccine to prevent a deadly diarrhoeal disease from birth

Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), the Malawi Liverpool...

03 February 2022

Children with cancer to benefit from a new research initiative

A new initiative co-led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Hudson...

03 February 2022

Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children

Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both...

31 January 2022

Grant to improve the treatment of neglected tropical diseases in children

A Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) project that aims to better treat...

Baby wearing heart shaped band aid
28 January 2022

Genetic discovery could lead to better treatment of congenital heart disease

One in every 100 babies is born with congenital heart disease (CHD), the major cause of...

24 January 2022

Indirect impacts of COVID-19 pandemic take significant toll on children

Researchers have warned that children and adolescents must not be left behind in...

20 January 2022

Scholarships awarded to advance research into heart disease and childhood infections

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) projects that aim to better treat...

18 January 2022

Project trialling oral antibiotic treatment for children with bone and joint infections receives funding boost

A Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) led project trialling whether giving...

07 January 2022

New test to screen newborns for rare genetic disorders paves the way for earlier diagnosis and treatment

A newly developed test to screen for three rare genetic disorders simultaneously in...