Friday, December 28, 2012

Aldosterone and Renin: The Test

Aldosterone and Renin: The Test: Aldosterone and renin tests are used to evaluate whether appropriate amounts of aldosterone are being produced and to distinguish between the potential causes of excess or deficiency.

Low levels of potassium - definition of Low levels of potassium in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Low levels of potassium - definition of Low levels of potassium in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.: Hypokalemia is a condition of below normal levels of potassium in the blood serum. Potassium, a necessary electrolyte, facilitates nerve impulse conduction and the contraction of skeletal and smooth muscles, including the heart.

Differences That May Explain Hypertensive Risk: Dietary Potassium Deficiency Independently Associated With Increased Blood Pressure

Differences That May Explain Hypertensive Risk: Dietary Potassium Deficiency Independently Associated With Increased Blood Pressure: "We are currently doing more research to test how low potassium in the diet affects blood pressure through the activity of this gene,"

Friday, December 21, 2012

World’s Most Used Encryption Technologies, Cracked in No Time with $299 Forensics Tool | HOTforSecurity

World’s Most Used Encryption Technologies, Cracked in No Time with $299 Forensics Tool | HOTforSecurity: The Elcomsoft tool analyzes memory dumps taken while these encrypted volumes are mounted and isolates the encryption keys. When the process is over, the forensic team (or attacker) can mount the volumes as they would normally do and authenticate with the data provided by the forensics tool.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Population Screening in Hereditary Hemochromatosis - Annual Review of Public Health, 21(1):65

Population Screening in Hereditary Hemochromatosis - Annual Review of Public Health, 21(1):65: Hemochromatosis is a common autosomal recessive condition found in the homozygous state in 1/200–1/400 people of northern-, central-, and western-European origin.

Screening for Hemochromatosis: Recommendation Statement

Screening for Hemochromatosis: Recommendation Statement: This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for hemochromatosis and the supporting scientific evidence.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Invasion of the cyber hustlers

Invasion of the cyber hustlers: "The cybertheorists, however, are a peculiarly corporatist species of the Leninist class: they agitate for constant revolution but the main beneficiaries will be the giant technology companies before whose virtual image they prostrate themselves"

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A case study in personal genomics from Genomes Unzipped

A case study in personal genomics : Genomes Unzipped: After some thinking, I decided to take my test results to my GP, and see if there was any advice or testing he would recommend. In the end, my GP referred me to a clinical geneticist, which started a cascade of appointments which in turn led to a number of important changes in how I treat my own health.