Researchers have long known that a blood byproduct gives urine its yellow hue. But identifying the full chain of events that leads red blood cells to degrade into yellow urine has always proved ...

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Researchers have discovered a new enzyme, bilirubin reductase, that gives urine its yellow color. These findings could help better understand the connection between the gut and health issues like ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - If you have ever been dying to know why your urine is usually yellow, some brave and bold researchers have taken a look to come up with answers. Researchers at the University of ...

Scientists have some whiz-dom to share with those who have wondered what gives urine its distinct color. For over 150 years, it has been a mystery why urine from the human body comes out as yellow.

"Don't eat the yellow snow” and “drink until clear" are common phrases about the color of urine that many people live by, used as guidance to avoid eating pee-tainted snow or as a reflection on how ...

Scientists say they’ve finally answered an age-old question: Just why is our pee yellow? In new research, a team found the enzyme produced by gut bacteria that plays a major role in turning our urine ...

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. Urine varies in color from pale yellow to deep amber, primarily due to ...