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What is AJO-Neo.

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      AJO-Neo

      Context:

      Recently, the device called “AJO-Neo” is developed by researchers from S.N. Bose National Centre For Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata for non-invasive screening of bilirubin level in new-borns.

      About:

      • AJO-Neo is a “No-touch” & “Painless” device for non-invasive screening of bilirubin levels in newborns.
      • The operation of the device is based on non-contact and non-invasive spectrometry-based techniques for the measurement of neonatal bilirubin level as an alternative to total serum bilirubin (TSB).
      • The newly developed device (AJO-Neo) is reliable in measuring bilirubin levels in preterm, and term neonates irrespective of gestational or postnatal age, sex, risk factors, feeding behavior, or skin color.
      • The device is found to deliver an almost instantaneous report (about 10 seconds) to a concerned doctor.

      Significance of the achievement

      • Detection of neonatal blood bilirubin (Hyperbilirubinemia) faster is extremely important for therapeutic management to avoid Kernicterus leading to Neuro-psychiatry problems in neonatal subjects.
      • Careful screening of bilirubin levels in newborns is mandatory to reduce incidents of a type of brain damage called kernicterus that can result from high levels of bilirubin in a baby’s blood.
      • Although the invasive capillary collection of blood and the subsequent biochemical test is considered a gold standard for jaundice detection in neonates, transcutaneous bilirubin measurement using non-invasive instruments has obvious added advantages.

      Bilirubin

      • It is a yellowish substance in the blood. It forms after red blood cells break down, and it travels through the liver, gallbladder, and digestive tract before being excreted.
      • It is a necessary process in the body’s clearance of waste products that arise from the destruction of aged or abnormal red blood cells.

      S.N. Bose National Centre For Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS)

      • It is an autonomous research Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
      • The institute is also hosting one of the Technical Research Centres (TRC) funded by DST and in scientific collaboration with Nil-RatanSircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
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