Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37 th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the United States. Babies born prematurely are also at an increased risk of ...

severe-combined-immunodeficiency-test-1214 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, the first FDA-cleared test to screen for severe combined ...

Credit: Getty Images. The FDA has approved the GSP Neonatal Creatine Kinase-MM kit for use in screening newborns for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

A commonly used newborn hearing test shows promise in the early detection of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new research shows. Results from one of the largest studies of its kind show the auditory ...

Soon after birth, a baby's blood is sampled and tested for a number of rare inherited conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. A new study describes a novel newborn screening test ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A blood test that predicts preterm birth risk, paired with targeted interventions, reduced neonatal morbidity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy is campaigning for early screening after her son Oakley was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) [Family handout] The ...

A new form of newborn screening at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics could save the lives of babies born with heart defects. Pulse oximetry is a quick, non-invasive way to screen for seven ...

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disorder that affects pregnant people and their fetuses. It occurs when the birthing parent’s immune system produces antibodies that attack and destroy ...