10 January 2020

Infant lungs and bushfire smoke

Everyone at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute extends their heartfelt sympathy and condolences to...

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09 January 2020

Human immune cells produced in a dish in world first

A Melbourne research team has reproduced and visualised the earliest developmental steps in human immune...

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20 December 2019

MCRI welcomes more than $5 million in research grants

Research into protecting premmie babies' lungs, brain development and diabetes are among several Murdoch...

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18 December 2019

Majority of children needlessly avoid common antibiotics

Eight in 10 children who reported being allergic to common classes of antibiotics used to treat...

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17 December 2019

Researcher receives $3m for trial into suspected septic shock in children

Professor Franz Babl will help lead an international trial into suspected septic shock in children after...

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14 December 2019

Researcher recognised for tackling drug-resistant infections

Dr Amanda Gwee has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to tackle drug-resistant infections.Dr Gwee, from...

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13 December 2019

New research into a rare genetic brain condition

Murdoch Children's Research Institute is launching an Australian-first research project into a genetic...

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09 December 2019

MCRI researchers contribute to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder inquiry

A national awareness campaign and reframing harm prevention messages are among the strategies needed to...

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06 December 2019

A world-leading partnership for adolescent health

Professor George Patton and Professor Susan Sawyer know adolescent health is critical to current and future...

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06 December 2019

Australia's first clinical guidelines for children with stroke

Children will receive faster diagnosis and life-changing treatment with the first clinical guidelines in...

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05 December 2019

Children with food allergies seen faster under new paediatric model

Children with food allergies are seen 10 months sooner and have fewer allergic reactions when treated by a...

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04 December 2019

30 years at the forefront of genetics

In 1988, while Australia celebrated its bicentenary, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Professor David Danks set...

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03 December 2019

Helping the world's children through the power of partnership

Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) works to ensure the health and wellbeing of the world's...

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03 December 2019

A population-wide approach to health's biggest questions

Data collected at the checkpoint between childhood and adolescence is helping researchers understand how to...

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30 November 2019

Modelling a brighter future

Imagine a world where cells from a sick child are used to model their disease, better understand the cause...

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