New research on the genetics of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes could help in developing personalised therapies for associated mental illness and autism features. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) ...
Oct 29, 2020
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A significant number of students in the middle school years across Australia have emotional and behavioural problems and experience high rates of bullying that can negatively affect their long-term health and learning, according ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Researchers have revealed the key factors that can improve outcomes in children with ADHD, a disorder that costs Australia US$13 billion a year in social and economic losses.
Oct 26, 2020
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Both a mother's and father's mental health are associated with increased risk that their baby will be born premature, a new study has found.
Oct 13, 2020
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Researchers have made a breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions.
Oct 8, 2020
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Infections account for almost three quarters of Australian infants needing to see a doctor and one in 10 presenting to an emergency department by 12 months of age, according to a new study.
Sep 29, 2020
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COVID-19 cases in schools and childcare are mainly driven by community transmission and off-site learning should be a last resort, a new report has found.
Sep 28, 2020
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A pneumococcal vaccine was effective at protecting children in Laos against the most severe type of pneumonia, a new study has found.
Sep 10, 2020
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A phase three global clinical trial led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has shown a new drug boosts bone growth in children born with achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism.
Sep 7, 2020
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The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is recruiting patients for a new national trial aiming to identify those at risk of heart damage following cancer treatment.
Aug 7, 2020
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