A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored ...
Newborn jaundice is quite common, especially in those first few days after birth. If you’ve ever noticed a baby looking a bit ...
Severe jaundice, a condition that causes a baby's skin to temporarily turn yellow, can be prevented, according to a study published by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The ...
A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored ...
A protein that inhibits the enzyme that breaks down bilirubin in newborns has now been identified by researchers. Methods that block this inhibitor, and thus restore the enzyme’s activity, could ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for stannsoporfin (Mallinckrodt) for the treatment of neonates at risk for developing severe ...
Screening all newborns for excessive bilirubin in the blood can significantly decrease the incidence of severe jaundice which, in extreme cases, can lead to seizures and brain damage, according to ...
Smartphone screening: The neoSCB app is used to screen a Ghanian newborn for neonatal jaundice. The colour card seen in the photo is not required for the app, but was used to investigate ambient ...
For many newborn babies, an enzyme that breaks down the molecule bilirubin doesn't activate right away. The resulting bilirubin buildup can lead to jaundice, a typically harmless condition that causes ...
STAINES-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced it closed the acquisition of ...
For many newborn babies, an enzyme that breaks down the molecule bilirubin doesn't activate right away. The resulting bilirubin buildup can lead to jaundice, a typically harmless condition that causes ...