Bilirubin levels are upregulated in patients with early Parkinson’s disease (PD) and are associated with disease progression at 2 years, a study shows. The findings lend weight to the idea that serum ...

When cancer subtypes were examined, the analysis revealed that phototherapy was linked to a 40% increased odds of blood cancers. More modest associations were observed for solid organ cancers and ...

A fast, cheap paper test that can detect jaundice in newborns is on the verge of bedside validation and commercialisation, and distribution to health practitioners across the world. Researchers in ...

In infants <35 weeks’ gestation, we sought to define the transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) levels at which a total serum bilirubin (TSB) level suggesting the need for phototherapy is unlikely to occur ...

If a recent blood test shows elevated bilirubin levels, there’s a chance you could have a common and generally harmless genetic condition known as Gilbert Syndrome, which is pronounced “Jill-bear,” ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood get attention in the clinic because they often indicate that something has gone wrong with the liver. Now researchers have found that male ...

HealthDay News — Levels of alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin may predict clinical outcomes in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, results of a meta-analysis published in Gastroenterology suggest ...

This study attempted to identify the serum bilirubin threshold above which infants with hyperbilirubinemia are at higher risk for hearing loss compared with the background population. The researchers ...

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 ...