You might be aware that a blood sample is taken soon after your infant is born to test for dozens of genetic and metabolic disorders. But did you realize that super quick (and painless) newborn ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that newborns with an unusual pattern of metabolites in their blood — the byproducts created when the body processes energy — were far more likely to die ...

Hearing tests can be classified into two main types: diagnostic and screening. Screening tests that employ pure tone audiometry via basic air conduction are utilized to rapidly assess whether more ...

Mere hours after birth, most newborns are tested for two things: whether they have signs of hearing loss and whether they have any of a range of rare conditions that could severely impact their health ...

A baby was found to have a rare eye cancer and his sight is expected to be saved thanks to a new screening tool which is being assessed for widespread use. Families across England are taking part in a ...

Imagine knowing about your baby’s health needs even before symptoms appear. By 2035, newborn genome screening could make this possible for families across India. With advances in genetics and ...