Bilirubin, the primary breakdown product of hemoproteins, particularly hemoglobin, plays a key role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of liver diseases. In acute liver diseases, such as ...

There are many mysteries in life that we end up shrugging off. Why is urine yellow? It just is, right? Rather than flush that 125-year-old question down the toilet, scientists sought out the answer, ...

Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurs when bilirubin, a by-product of red blood cells, builds up in the blood. This can indicate several underlying causes, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, or biliary ...

Inherited hyperbilirubinemia, encompassing Gilbert syndrome, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, and Rotor syndrome, represents a spectrum of disorders rooted in genetic defects affecting ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Microbiology, a group of researchers identified and characterized BilR, a novel gut microbiota-derived enzyme, and explored its role in the reduction ...

Nearly two centuries ago, scientists discovered bilirubin, a yellow pigment produced by the breakdown of red blood cells that turns the skin and whites of the eyes yellow if it accumulates in the body ...