by Dr. Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, M.D.  A study published in the journal Pediatrics and Neonatology in September, 2014 showed that newborns diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia, or abnormal jaundice, high enough to require phototherapy had significantly higher blood levels of S100b, a protein known to be released by damaged brain cells when significant brain injury occurs.  They … Continue reading Markers of Brain Injury is Present in the Blood of Newborns Requiring Phototherapy for Jaundice