News

20 February 2017

Many of the children were diagnosed in a Melbourne Genomics project led by clinical geneticist Dr Sue White...

16 February 2017

The research is one of three bold and promising projects that will benefit from $4.5 million in funding...

13 February 2017

The research will help raise awareness of the importance of screening for language disorders when...

04 February 2017

MCRI's Director, Professor Kathryn North, and researchers Dr Marshall Hogarth and Dr Peter Houweling have...

30 January 2017

Stem Cells Australia (SCA) is a national alliance of more than 120 experts from Australian universities and...

25 January 2017

This Australian-first program was designed by health services in consultation with Karen families in...

05 January 2017

Led by Dr Lisa Mundy, the research is the first large population-based study to show clear links between...

06 December 2016

As originally published via The Conversation Mites living in your skin are just the start of the problems...

07 October 2016

Written by University of Melbourne Masters of Science Communication students Jasmine McBain-Miller,...

08 August 2016

Q.1. My two year old son only says a handful of words. My friends’ children who are a similar age use...

08 August 2016

Two of the most common causes of night waking in children are night terrors and nightmares. Parents often...

05 July 2016

Associate Professor Margie Danchin is a Senior Research Fellow in the Vaccine and Immunisation Research...

30 June 2016

Genetic testing has shed new light on the deaths of nearly 500 young Australians and New Zealanders who...

10 June 2016

Experts say considerable improvement is needed to increase access to mental health services and address...

07 June 2016

Where do you get your health information from? Do you ask you friends, family members, your GP, or search...

Explore

100 children and families finally get answers through genomics

Re-enacting the crime: funding boost for type 1 diabetes research

Kids with ADHD more likely to have language problems

‘Gene for speed’ linked to severity and progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Melissa Little takes the lead for stem cell research

A new model of community-based group pregnancy care for refugee women

TV and video games link to emotional and behavioural problems among young boys

Scabies: a neglected parasitic disease we already know how to treat

The first 1000 days - Invest in your child’s healthy future

Late talking and stuttering - common questions answered

Nightmares and night terrors in kids: when do they stop being normal?

Measles vaccination common questions answered

New insights into causes of sudden cardiac death in the young

Report highlights inequities in access to health care across Australia

Responding to the health literacy needs of refugee background people