(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Kolkata : Jaundice in newborns can now be tested without touching them and without blood test. One such device named AJO-NIO has been developed. By putting rays of light on the baby’s nails, the bilirubin level in the blood tells in just 3 seconds. It was developed by a team of researcher Professor Sameer K Pal of Kolkata-based SN Bose National Center For Basic Sciences. It is based on Spectrometry Technique. A light emanating from the device returns through the child’s fingernail and shows the bilirubin level in just 3 seconds. In this project, Pediatrician Aseem Kumar Malik of NRS Medical College Kolkata working with Professor Pal said that the results are accurate. Jaundice in children is further treated after examination based on the results of this device.
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