If you’re welcoming a newborn or just wrapping your head around those first few days with your little one, you’ve probably heard about newborn screening, and maybe wondered, “Is this really safe for my baby?” As someone who’s seen how tiny interventions can make a world of difference in healthcare, let us walk you through…
Phenylketonuria is a rare inherited metabolic disorder in which one’s inability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine can cause severe intellectual disability, seizures, and other health issues if left untreated. Newborn screening is necessary for early detection and timely intervention. This article considers the science behind detecting PKU in newborns and describes in detail the…
Newborn Screening Test, is a crucial procedure conducted shortly after the birth of a baby. This preventative health measure aims to identify presymptomatic infants who could develop significant metabolic or endocrine disorders if left undiagnosed and untreated. What is Newborn Screening and Why is it Important? Newborn screening plays a role, in practice, by aiming…
Newborn blood tests, also known as newborn screening tests, play a major role in early detection and diagnosis of numerous life-threatening diseases in newborns. This article delves into the importance of these tests, their procedure, the common and rare diseases they can identify, and the role of physicians in this critical aspect of neonatal care.…
Adverse health outcomes are either adapted or innate. The latter however is a consequence of genetic disorders, where specific enzyme defects interfere with the normal metabolism of exogenous (dietary) or endogenous protein, carbohydrate or fat intake. These disorders hence earn the term Inborn Errors of Metabolism or IEM. What this disorder does is reduce or…
Capillary Electrophoresis Technology: Capillary Electrophoresis is one of the most advanced healthcare technology that is being used globally. Electrophoresis technology offers complete automation, full walkaway and high throughput, which are of vital importance for most of the Clinical Laboratories. In electrophoresis, complex molecules are differentiated based on the electric charge they carry in a silica…
Taking the baby home sure is an exhilarating experience for parents. Nowadays, getting a baby screened for various diseases have become inevitable. Screening an infant ensures the fact that the baby is free from any disorder, which is non-apparent at birth. It also rules out the possibility of any potential anomaly that might eventually build…
For a newborn baby, the first and foremost gift every parent can give is a healthy future. In a developing nation like India, despite it being the healthcare capital for its neighbouring countries, still, the healthcare here has to evolve to cover wider aspects. One among them is definitely treating the diseases of the future, today. It should…
Newborn screening, commonly known as NBS, is a list of simple yet important tests given to newborn babies between24 – 72 hours of birth to screen for congenital metabolic disorders and conditions. Some of these conditions are not clinically evident until irreversible and permanent damage is already done. However, these simple screening tests done at…
Newborn screening, or NBS, is a simple procedure that establishes if a newborn has any congenital metabolic conditions that could lead to physical and mental retardation or could prove fatal if undetectedor untreated. This procedure, to be effective, should be done between 24 and 72 hours of birth. Few drops of blood is drawn from…
