Hey internet, so I was just up at Pigeon Falls in Grand Portage, MN and this is the river that forms part of the U.S. Canadian Border. And after seeing the high falls I took a 2 mile hike on a low traveled hiking trail to see what they called middle falls. And in this remote location at the...
Recently, I've been given the opportunity to go to a concert where my favorite band will be playing. It is being held in a small venue and i'm positive that this band will sign autographs after they have played. My hope is that i can get them to sign my iTouch 5g (on the back) with a Sharpie...
Other measures are needed to assess patients' cardiovascular risks Among patients with chronic kidney disease, those with very low kidney function had a higher risk of having a heart attack than those with higher kidney function over a four-year period. The link between higher LDL...
Scientists in Switzerland have developed a "tiny lab" on a chip that when implanted just under the skin can track levels of up to five substances in the blood and transmit the results wirelessly to a smartphone or other receiving device in a "telemedicine" network. They suggest the device...
Although placebos have played a critical role in medicine and clinical research for more than 70 years, it has been a mystery why these inactive treatments help to alleviate symptoms in some patients - and not others. Now researchers have for the first time identified genetic differences between...
Researchers and doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered a potential explanation for why breast cancer is not experienced the same way with African American and Caucasian patients. This data was presented at the 2012 American...
This week on That Girl, we are celebrating Melissa Marker, a Florida native who loves all things adventurous. Included in her fitness repertoire are mountain biking, hiking, trail running, marathons and triathlons. If you ask Melissa, no day is complete without a "good sweat session". And...
A study has identified microRNA-3151 as a new independent prognostic marker in certain patients with acute leukemia. The study involves patients with acute myeloid leukemia and normal-looking chromosomes(CN-AML). The study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -...
New research from Austria suggests that a protein called HSP27 has the potential to be a new blood biomarker for the earlier detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), thereby increasing the chance of earlier treatment and better outcomes. Study leader Hendrik Jan Ankersmit and...
The development of simple tests to predict a leukemic relapse in young patients is a step closer thanks to researchers from the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and the University of Montreal. Approximately 20 percent of young leukemia patients who are treated with stem cells...
Researchers from New England report in a new study that using a tumor marker, serum CA 19-9, combined with an endoscopic ultrasound if the tumor marker is elevated, is more likely to detect stage 1 pancreatic cancer in a high-risk population than by using the standard means of detection. The...
Cancer researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson and an international team of collaborators have discovered a biomarker in breast cancer that may help identify which women will respond to anti-estrogen therapy. The research appears in the May 16 online issue of the Journal of...
An international team of Alzheimer's disease experts, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has uncovered a gene variation that appears to predict the rate at which Alzheimer's disease will progress. The investigators report their findings online in the journal Public...
Active TB "Genetic Signature" FoundResearchers have identified a "genetic signature" in the blood of active tuberculosis patients in the U.K. and South Africa that could one day lead to a test to predict who among latent carriers might develop the disease, according to a study published...
A group of scientists has identified a genetic variant that substantially increases the risk for developing schizophrenia in Ashkenazi Jewish and other populations. The study, published by Cell Press on August 5th in the American Journal of Human Genetics, associates a deletion on chromosome 3...
I drew a picture on the top part of my hand with permanent marker (sharpie to be exact), and i like it but i don't really want to erase it. If i were to keep it on my hand for lets say a week or two, and go over it again if it started fading, would that lead to any skin problems? (i.e: skin...
I have a Mitsubishi lancer 1996 1.5L couple series GLI. Do these cars have gaskets or Gasket silicone markers? also, how often should you replace these silicone markers?. at the moment my car is leaking oil onto the exhaust and i am assuming that it is coming from the sump due to poor silicone...