Results of a two-year update of the world's first comparative trial of mass drug administration against scabies, show that the infection rate is still significantly down. The latest findings are published today in the New ...
Jun 27, 2019
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Australian and Chilean scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics of a common form of syndromic autism—and they hope their work could one day lead to the development of treatments for the ...
Jun 18, 2019
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A groundbreaking drug that helps regulate bone development has boosted growth rates in children with achondroplasia—the most common type of dwarfism—in a global trial led by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
Jun 18, 2019
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An alignment of researchers, health ministries and the World Health Organization has outlined the key steps to develop a global program to control scabies—the parasitic disease that affects 450 million people each year ...
Jun 14, 2019
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A new study has found the vast majority of Australian children with mental health disorders are not getting professional help with girls, young children and families from non-English-speaking backgrounds the least likely ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Understanding what matters to women and communities new to Australia is fundamental to health care reform to end preventable stillbirth in migrant and refugee populations, according to the authors of a Perspective published ...
Jun 11, 2019
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A new study shows many midwives receive little or no training on how to communicate to expectant parents the importance of maternal and childhood vaccines despite being the most trusted source of information on vaccines in ...
Jun 5, 2019
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3-D bioprinted stem-cell tissue could one day be used to treat end-stage kidney disease—the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the Royal Children's Hospital have announced that they will collaborate with a ...
May 31, 2019
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A global study shows people born very preterm or with very low birthweight have a high risk of lung disease and are not reaching their full airway capacity by early adulthood.
May 21, 2019
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Australians born through assisted reproduction are as healthy as people conceived naturally, according to a new study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
Apr 16, 2019
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