The Paradox of the Morning Run: The influence of Circadian Rhythm on Cardiovascular Health and Exercise
By Aliza Hirsch, Biological processes that follow a 24-hour cycle are defined as circadian [1] . Specifically in relation to cardiovascular health, previous research has reported a pattern between greater incidence of sudden cardiac [...]
Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Health
By Kenzie MacDonald, According to Dr. Hans Selye, the ‘Father’ of stress research, stress is a nonspecific reaction of the body to any demand upon it1. Stress can be a positive or beneficial response [...]
Cardiovascular System 101
By Andrew Golin, Simply put, the cardiovascular system is a set of connected tubes with varying sizes that circulate blood around the body. Physiological systems can be classified as open or closed. Systems where [...]
Oh Cholesterol, what do you do?
By Andrew Golin, The terms “good cholesterol” and “bad cholesterol” are used repeatedly to describe high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) respectively. But what are HDL or LDL? What actually is cholesterol and [...]
Where are the Women? The Gap in Cardiovascular Disease Research
By Kenzie MacDonald Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in women, currently accounting for approximately one-third of deaths in women globally1. Since 1984, the annual CVD mortality rate in women has exceeded [...]
Background: Coronary Artery Calcification
By Andrew Golin, The largest artery in the body, the aorta, carries oxygenated blood to all parts of the body via the circulatory system. The coronary arteries branch off from the aorta and supply oxygenated [...]