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Jaundice

Severe newborn jaundice could be preventable, mouse study shows

A protein that inhibits the enzyme that breaks down bilirubin in newborns has now been identified by researchers. Methods that block this inhibitor, and thus restore the enzyme’s activity, could provide a new therapeutic approach for preventing or treating severe newborn jaundice. Ref. Source 4l.

Jaundice

Knowing it can be more preventable does not mean it will be always preventable. Sitting a child in the sunlight to get the suns warmth and the vitamin D is still a good remedy for jaundice. I am glad that they are still working to make thix less of a issue in new borns.