This test measures the level of albumin in the blood. Levels of albumin may decrease, to a greater or lesser degree, when conditions interfere with its production, increase protein breakdown, increase protein loss, and/or expand plasma volume (diluting the blood). Some of these conditions include: 1  Acute liver disease, cirrhosis. 2  Nephrotic syndrome due to kidney disease.
Maya Lin. Maya Lin is a renowned American architect and sculptor, best known for her minimalist designs, reflected in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Langston Hughes Library and the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio.
Maya Angelou dead: Celebrated author, poet, dies at age 86 in North Carolina. Maya Angelou, seen here in April, has died at the age of 86, according to a North Carolina station. Maya Angelou was the indigent child who reached the White House, the mute little girl whose indelible voice will echo through the centuries. The 86-year-old renaissance woman, an award-winning writer, poet, actress and witness to history, died quietly Wednesday morning at her home on the North Carolina campus of Wake Forest University.