Phototherapy converts bilirubin to yellow photoisomers and colorless oxidation products that are less lipophilic than bilirubin and do not require hepatic conjugation for excretion. Photoisomers ...

Phototherapy is effectively used for treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: The BiliLux phototherapy light has its irradiance peaks in the most effective wavelength range to reduce the bilirubin ...

Phototherapy is the standard therapeutic approach for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Oxidative effects of phototherapy may have potential harms, including DNA damage. Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB ...

In neonatal jaundice, phototherapy converts bilirubin to more polar photoisomers which can be excreted without conjugation. We measured changes in the concentration of bilirubin Z,E-photoisomer ...

It is unclear whether aggressive phototherapy to prevent neurotoxic effects of bilirubin benefits or harms infants with extremely low birth weight (1000 g or less). Aggressive phototherapy ...

More than 50 percent of babies contract eczema and roughly 20 percent contract jaundice. Here's how parents can treat these skin ailments.

This medication is used to remove bile acids from your body, which cause itching. Phototherapy for jaundice Phototherapy uses a fluorescent white or blue-spectrum light that breaks down ...

Driven by a new mission to save babies from jaundice, she created the Crib A’Glow: a portable, affordable, solar-powered phototherapy unit, which treats jaundice using blue LED lights.

Approximately 1% of neonates born to O+, antibody-negative mothers qualified for phototherapy within 24 hours of birth, with most identified through routine bilirubin screening. The visual ...

Sept. 25 (UPI) --Treating newborns for jaundice with phototherapy could increase the child risk of developing epilepsy, especially in boys, according to a study. Researchers analyzed data from ...

Treatments for newborn jaundice include phototherapy, or in extreme cases, a complete blood transfusion. A 2024 study found vitamin E to have long term benfits in reducing bilirubin levels in infants.