Bilirubin is a waste product that is processed by the liver and is responsible for giving bile, which helps your body digest fats, its yellow color. While low bilirubin levels are typically not a ...

A doctor may request a bilirubin urine test if you have risk factors or symptoms of conditions affecting the liver, gallbladder, or bile ducts. You may need a rapid urine test or a 24-hour collection, ...

Bilirubin is the end product of heme catabolism and originates primarily from the breakdown of erythrocyte hemoglobin in the reticuloendothelial system. A smaller, yet significant, proportion is ...

Gilbert’s syndrome is an inherited liver condition in which your liver can’t fully process a compound called bilirubin. Your liver breaks down old red blood cells into compounds, including bilirubin, ...

Data from two preclinical studies, one involving a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease 1 and the other a mouse model of pancreatitis, 2 support the therapeutic effects of administrations of ...

High bilirubin levels can cause jaundice, a sign of liver damage. Gallstones can lead to a build-up of bilirubin in your blood. A doctor can use phototherapy to treat high bilirubin levels in infants.

Neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and resultant clinical jaundice affect up to approximately 85% of newborns. Although this condition is generally a benign, transitional phenomenon, ...

Adults and children with jaundice may notice a yellowish tinge to their skin, mucous membranes, and the whites of the eyes. It can happen with various health conditions and usually indicates a problem ...

Jaundice is when there is too much bilirubin in the blood. When this happens in a baby their eyes and skin develop a yellow coloring. Bilirubin is a yellow substance that is produced after the liver ...

Kernicterus is brain damage caused by severe, untreated jaundice or high blood levels of a substance called bilirubin. The condition is typically associated with severe, untreated cases of jaundice in ...