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 ...

For many newborn babies, an enzyme that breaks down the molecule bilirubin doesn't activate right away. The resulting bilirubin buildup can lead to jaundice, a typically harmless condition that causes ...

blood, a person’s skin and eyes turn yellow with jaundice. Worse problems crop up when too much of it reaches an infant’s brain. There, bilirubin can trigger seizures, hearing loss, and even death.

Bilirubin, the bile pigment that yellows the skin of babies born with jaundice, is generally considered a toxic molecule. According to a new study, however, bilirubin may actually protect cells from ...

The pigment bilirubin, long known as a leftover in the breakdown of animal blood, has turned up in the blood-free world of plants. FLOWER TO SEED Flowers of the white bird of paradise tree produce ...

Welcoming your baby is an exciting moment, but sometimes complications during delivery can make the first days more stressful. One common concern after a birth is newborn jaundice, which affects ...

Newborn jaundice is when a baby’s skin and eyes turn yellow from too much bilirubin. It usually resolves as their liver matures and they start feeding, but if it persists, there may be another cause.

An accumulation or buildup of bilirubin in newborn babies can lead to jaundice, which is typically a harmless condition that causes a baby's skin to temporarily appear yellow.However, in some cases ...

A protein that inhibits the enzyme that breaks down bilirubin in newborns has now been identified by researchers. Methods that block this inhibitor, and thus restore the enzyme’s activity, could ...