Galectin-3 is one such biomarker and has been shown to be predictive of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure via mechanisms that are now being elucidated.
Itâs also hard to miss the vibrant tattoos that pretty much cover her entire right arm. Abbott is NASCARâs first female full-time pit crew member. The 5-foot-3 Virginia native has quite the rÃ©sumÃ© that helped her land the job - she previously changed tires on Jennifer Jo Cobb on the Camping World Truck Series.
Her original application was rejected, but the second time around, she was one of 15 candidates selected from a field of 2,000. When Jemison concluded her training in 1988, she was the fifth black astronaut, and the first black female astronaut in the history of NASA. She completed her first flight in 1992. It was an eight-day mission, and she logged 190 hours, 30 minutes and 23 seconds on the space shuttle Endeavor as a mission specialist â making her the first black woman to go into space.