Reliance on the visual signs of jaundice could put newborn babies, particularly those born prematurely and those with black and brown skin, at risk of serious harm, the healthcare safety watchdog has ...

Neonatal jaundice, characterised by the yellowing of a newborn’s skin and eyes, is primarily the result of hyperbilirubinaemia – an excess of bilirubin in the blood. Although most cases resolve ...

image: Association between pesticide usage during pregnancy and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment: The Japan Environment and Children's study. view more The data of 61,751 pregnant women ...

A smartphone application designed to identify jaundice in newborns was found to have a similar success rate as the most commonly used conventional screening method. Researchers found that Neonatal ...

Screening for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is integral to newborn care. Predischarge risk assessment relies on documentation of visual jaundice: age at onset and progression; identification 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 ...

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 ...

Neonatal jaundice is a condition in which there is an abnormal elevation in serum bilirubin levels in a newborn infant. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment, created during the breakdown of senescent red ...

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 ...