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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) will partner with 12 countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia under a $10 million initiative to improve child and adolescent health across the region. The Australian Government has awarded MCRI a strategic grant as part of its Partnerships for a
Murdoch Children's Research Institute researchers have received federal funding for studies that aim to boost the health of transgender young people, uncover the hidden impacts of intimate partner violence and improve our understanding of food allergies and the leading infectious cause of hearing
A new study has found there is little evidence that a widely used antidepressant is effective at reducing obsessive-compulsive behaviours in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. The research, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and published in the latest edition
New research has shown that a new 'high-flow' oxygen therapy can be safely delivered in emergency departments and general paediatrics wards in both large tertiary children's hospitals and smaller regional centres. The outcome of the study showed that high-flow therapy reduced the need for higher
Written by Dr Monica Cooper | Honorary Research Fellow, Developmental Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Dr Mark Mackay | Director of the Children's Stroke Program, Neuroscience Research, Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's
Researchers have discovered how antibodies help to protect against contagious bacterial infections caused by Strep A, including strep throat. And the findings are already contributing to efforts to accelerate the development of a Strep A vaccine. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research
A world-leading international trial into the immune boosting benefits of the tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, has found it does not protect healthcare workers against COVID-19.
Two of Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s brilliant minds, Matt Coleman and Emily Unity were recently named in the Out for Australia's 30 Under 30 awards, which celebrates outstanding LGBTQIA+ individuals under 30. Matt and Emily were chosen based on their tangible contributions to the
We aim to improve young people’s life chances because adolescence is as much about new opportunities as new risks.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professors John Carlin and George Patton are among the most highly cited researchers in the world in 2021. The Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list from Clarivate identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence through the publication of
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