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16 March 2018

A group of friends is better protection against bullying than one best friend

The study used data from Murdoch Children's Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study...

Read more about A group of friends is better protection against bullying than one best friend

15 March 2018

Meet Associate Professor Adam Scheinberg

A/Prof Adam Scheinberg is an Honorary Fellow Manager in Developmental Disability and...

Read more about Meet Associate Professor Adam Scheinberg

06 March 2018

Pre-existing mental health conditions in men linked to problems during transition to parenthood

This research builds on previous findings, which have shown that one in 10 men...

Read more about Pre-existing mental health conditions in men linked to problems during transition to parenthood

01 March 2018

First ‘DRAGEN’ Bio-IT platform in Australia could reduce the diagnosis time for critically ill babies

In January 2018, following a 6 month validation period, VCGS deployed the DRAGEN Bio-IT...

Read more about First ‘DRAGEN’ Bio-IT platform in Australia could reduce the diagnosis time for critically ill babies

23 February 2018

Securing a child’s future needs to start during parents’ teen years

The article in the latest edition of Nature journal argues that tackling health problems...

Read more about Securing a child’s future needs to start during parents’ teen years

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23 February 2018

Australian researchers successfully develop a rotavirus vaccine which could benefit millions of children

Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of child illness and death, and rotavirus is the...

Read more about Australian researchers successfully develop a rotavirus vaccine which could benefit millions of children

09 February 2018

Meet MCRI: Dr Margie Danchin

Dr Margie Danchin is a Senior Research Fellow in Vaccine and Immunisation Research Tell...

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05 February 2018

Taking antibiotics during pregnancy is linked to increased risk of the child being hospitalised with infection

The study, a collaboration between MCRI and Aarhus University of Denmark, found children...

Read more about Taking antibiotics during pregnancy is linked to increased risk of the child being hospitalised with infection

02 February 2018

What genetic testing information to expect when you're expecting

The latest research from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), published in...

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01 February 2018

Faster genetic diagnosis for critically ill babies and children in Australia

Rapid genomic testing will soon be available to critically unwell Australian babies and...

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01 February 2018

Road map to better health care system in Australia

A report released today by the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) says that...

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24 January 2018

Packaged foods are putting people at risk of anaphylaxis

New research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), published in the...

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17 January 2018

Dad's reading is new chapter of child language development

The latest research from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has opened the book...

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13 January 2018

MCRI Student Life - Rupert Weaver, protecting infants from severe pneumonia in Laos

I've recently completed a research project with MCRI's Pneumococcal Research Group. The...

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03 January 2018

Hope for parents of children with colic

Researchers have confirmed positive evidence which could potentially give hope to some...

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