Professor David Eisenstat, Associate Professor Michelle Yong, Karen and Marco, Minister Danny Pearson, Dr Udani Reets, Professor Kathryn North and Professor Mark Dawson
04 September 2025

Pioneering project to provide safer childhood cancer treatments

The safety and effectiveness of childhood cancer treatments will be transformed under a...

Baby being fed by parent
27 August 2025

National allergy rates climb costing $18.9b in financial losses

More than eight million Australians report living with allergic disease, leading to...

A mother and her child
20 August 2025

Pneumococcal vaccine trial aims to provide more protection to babies

A new vaccine for pneumococcal disease will be tested under an international trial...

KIF1A patient Summer on the front cover of the 2024 MCRI Annual Report
14 August 2025

Our 2024 Annual Report

It is with great pride that we share with you the 2024 Murdoch Children’s Research...

A child painting in a classroom
08 August 2025

MCRI supports national plan to embed arts in child health

An ambitious national plan to embed music, visual art and other creative practice into...

An adolescent girl is seen by a doctor
24 July 2025

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine linked to temporary menstrual changes

A new data analysis, published in Vaccine has found that women and menstruating people...

A child with sepsis is seen by a doctor in a hospital
23 July 2025

More accurate measures required to help diagnose sepsis in children

More accurate measures are needed to help diagnose children with sepsis as a current...

A primary-school aged boy weaing his uniform and a broad-rimmed hat.
03 July 2025

Mental health project extended to Queensland schools

Students in Queensland will soon benefit from an initiative that’s successfully helping...

A young child at the doctors with parent.
02 July 2025

New software tool could help better understand childhood cancer

New cutting-edge software developed in Melbourne can help uncover how the most common...

Newborn baby in humidicrib
26 June 2025

Newborns require better care to improve survival and long-term health

More effective platforms for drug and medical device development and better cross sector...

3 Indo-Pacific children
11 June 2025

Delivering better vaccines across the Indo-Pacific and beyond

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the International Vaccine Institute...

mother and child
30 May 2025

Earlier measles vaccine could help curb global outbreak

The global measles outbreak must trigger an urgent debate into whether a vaccine should...

adolescents smiling
21 May 2025

Landmark report reveals key challenges facing adolescents

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are...

researcher in lab
20 May 2025

New US$35m partnership to advance blood disorder therapies

A new frontier into advancing treatments for children and adults with bone marrow...

babies feet in parents' hands
08 May 2025

RV3-BB rotavirus vaccine given at birth positively impacts gut bacteria

Babies who receive a RV3-BB rotavirus vaccine at birth showed higher levels of good...