Babies with PKU appear normal at birth ... the number of tests that could be done. [2] Growing disparities in screening programs. Private laboratories began offering newborn screening tests ...

Two studies published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics show the potential for genomic screening in newborns to address high rates of infant hospitalization and mortality in the United ...

For many of these conditions, therapy is available based on our understanding ... prioritize disorders for newborn screening. These criteria were that a reliable test exists, that the cause ...

Newborn screening (NBS) is a state-based public health program that identifies babies ... “The Promise and Perils of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing at Birth.” Who intersects with newborn screening ...

The evidence suggests that skin-to-skin care of the newborn after birth and during the first hour ... or immediate clamping of the umbilical cord, have never based on any clear evidence that ...

Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Neena Champaigne about checking for hidden health disorders with S.C. newborn screening.

We have recently developed a novel PCR-based ... test may offer an attractive solution to the technical and ethical problems that have prevented the introduction of FXS newborn screening.