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Low blood oxygen is more common in sick children than previously thought, and strongly increases children's risk of death, Australian-led research has found. Murdoch Children's Research Institute paediatrician Dr Hamish Graham led the international research project, published in the Lancet's
Physiotherapist Rachel Kennedy has been awarded a 2019 Churchill Fellowship to travel aboard to gather insights to help benefit children and young people living with neuromuscular disorders in Australia. The fellowship will see her visit dedicated neuromuscular disease centres in the UK,
MCRI's Dr Valerie Sung has been recognised for her exceptional research into improving the management of children with hearing loss. Dr Sung has been awarded a 2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO Australian & New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowship. The Women in Science fellowship program, launched in 2007,
The value of the $800 million spent annually on Australian health research is at risk unless biostatistics is fostered as a scientific discipline, according to a group of Australian experts.The group, headed by MCRI Professors Katherine Lee and John Carlin, say the entire Australian medical
A new stand-alone test can more precisely diagnose people with a common genetic cause of autism than the current testing regime. The international study, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in collaboration with Lineagen, Inc., an innovative diagnostic genetic testing and clinical
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
Three simple factors that predict whether a healthy weight child will be overweight or obese by adolescence have been revealed in a new study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI). The research shows three factors – a child's and mother's Body Mass Index (BMI) and the mother's
MCRI early career researcher, Ms Simran Kaur, has been awarded a Franklin Women travel scholarship allowing her to attend the annual American Society of Human Genetics meeting in Houston, USA.Ms Kaur will present data establishing a new genetic link between brain cell dysfunction and Rett
A new study has found a bacterial infection that can lead to pneumonia or meningitis is linked to weakened immune systems in children. The research suggests invasive pneumococcal disease, especially more than one episode, could be an important marker of a child having an immune deficiency. But
Severe and persistent infant sleep problems in the first year are linked to poor maternal mental and physical health during pregnancy, a new study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found. The study, led by Dr Fallon Cook, found that it's very common to experience difficulties with
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