Scientists unveil smartphone app that can detect jaundice in newborns

Scientists have revealed on March 2 that a smartphone app that keeps a curb on newborn babies for jaundice may be an effective and ecomic way of identifying which cases need treatment. study reported that jaundice causes skin and white of eyes to turn yellow resulting in 114,000 newborn deaths and 178,000 cases of disability a year. study says that one-third of deaths occur in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. As per reports, study was conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL) and published in journal PLOS ONE which plays a crucial role to health care professionals in poorer regions.

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Robust assessment

Senior author Terence Leung, from UCL's medical physics and biomedical engineering department said that midwives and nurses in many regions across world rely on sight alone to identify jaundice which is unreliable especially for newborns with darker skin. He ded that smartphone-based method assures a more strategic and strong assessment ensuring that serious cases do t go unticed.  researchers believe that app-based method could help prevent deaths of newborn babies due to jaundice. 

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60 per cent successful 

Jaundice is caused by high levels of a yellow compound called bilirubin that is generated during rmal breakdown of red blood cells. Scientists revealed that most of jaundice cases are t harmful, but in some rare cases a neurotoxic form of bilirubin can enter brain, which may le to death or disabilities like hearing loss, cerebral palsy and cognitive impairment. 
As per reports, in recent study, pictures of 37 newborn babies were captured on smartphone who h been referred for blood tests.

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ims were n processed to remove distortions from background light and yellowness of eyes were measured to predict bilirubin levels. prediction were n compared to blood test results with an algorithm correctly identifying all cases that would require furr treatment. It was found that app was  60 per cent successful at identifying cases that did t require any treatment. 

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