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24 September 2025

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)-led project to further develop personalised concussion...

18 September 2025

Where a woman lives can shape her health during pregnancy as much as her own medical history, our new study...

16 September 2025

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) Dr Linny Phuong has been inducted into the 2025...

15 September 2025

A new human challenge trial under way in Melbourne aims to advance research into Strep A, accelerating...

04 September 2025

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

01 September 2025

A research centre based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has been awarded federal funding...

27 August 2025

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

20 August 2025

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

14 August 2025

A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)-led project to optimise cancer medication and care for...

14 August 2025

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

08 August 2025

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

05 August 2025

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe recently announced a new rule for women athletes, requiring...

29 July 2025

Ken Pang, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Anja Ravine, Murdoch Children's Research...

24 July 2025

A new data analysis, published in Vaccine has found that women and menstruating people who had one or more...

23 July 2025

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

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Professor Vicki Anderson receives MRFF grant to support concussion clinic

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Dr Linny Phuong inducted into Victorian Honour Roll of Women

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NHMRC grant to Prof Peter Azzopardi for adolescent health research

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MRFF grant to A/Prof Rachel Conyers to improve cancer treatment

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