This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The heel-stick test commonly used for screening newborns for a variety ...

The heel-stick procedure, a routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of ...

The single-leg heel test was able to differentiate between weaker and stronger limbs in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in healthy controls, suggesting that the test could prove useful for ...

The test which screens babies for genetic conditions by pricking their heel to get a tiny sample of blood will now be able to check for a new condition. About one in 50,000 babies are born with the ...

But the research – by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in Nature Medicine – has highlighted there are risks and greater costs if all ­babies receive genetic screening. For ...

A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of ...