29 May 2017

First BTF investment aims to improve lives through innovation

Originally posted on www.health.gov.au The development of a promising new treatment for...

24 May 2017

Early puberty linked to growing up in poorer homes

Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) found boys who grew up...

18 May 2017

Antibody genes influence forgotten heart disease

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is triggered by bacterial sore throat or skin infection...

15 May 2017

Children growing out of some food allergies but Australian allergy levels still sky-high

Nearly two-thirds of children with food allergy have outgrown their allergy by four...

Professor Angela Morgan
09 May 2017

Guiding children through traumatic brain injuries

The guideline was recently approved by NHMRC , and provides clinical recommendations...

03 May 2017

Laying the Foundations eLearning

It consists of five modules that provide an overview of childhood learning and...

student
28 April 2017

MCRI student ​awarded the University of Melbourne Helen Freeman Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded annually for academic merit in the Master of Biomedical...

13 April 2017

MCRI researchers identify best way to diagnose head injuries and minimise CT scans

Murdoch Children's Research Institute's (MCRI) Associate Professor Franz Babl led a...

13 April 2017

Meet our 2017 Honours/Masters scholarship students

The cohort are representing a wide range of research groups, including Cancer & Disease...

10 April 2017

Handy allergy tips

27 March 2017

Hype versus hope: Melissa Little discusses the latest on organoids

Professor Melissa Little and her team used organoid technology to pioneer groundbreaking...

21 March 2017

Children's Cancer Foundation & My Room celebrate a special milestone

Today the Children's Cancer Foundation and My Room celebrated 15 years of funding...

09 March 2017

New test to monitor the success of bone marrow transplants

The Organ Health BMT test has been developed by researchers from the Murdoch Children's...

28 February 2017

New gene discovery linked to ‘Rain Man’ brain condition

Associate Professors Paul Lockhart and Rick Leventer led an international team who have...

Rare disease patient Nelle with her parents Simon and Amanda
20 February 2017

100 children and families finally get answers through genomics

Many of the children were diagnosed in a Melbourne Genomics project led by clinical...