Given the role of galectin-3 in a diverse set of pathophysiological conditions, ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to stroke, it is likely that elevations of galectin-3 in heart failure patients signify an incompletely understood systemic inflammatory and profibrotic response.
Melissa Mayeux, a shortstop on the French U-18 junior national team, became the first known female baseball player to be added to MLB's international registration list, which means she will be eligible to be signed by a Major League club on July 2. â¢ Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for #ASGWorthy players.
Bobby Lowe was the first MLB player to ever hit four home runs in a single game, doing so in 1894. Writers of Sporting News described hitting four home runs in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game as baseball's greatest single-game accomplishment. 16 players have accomplished the feat to date, the most recent being Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers on May 8, 2012.