While it is commonly thought that cardiovascular disease is a man’s disease, CVD is the number one killer of women with the same number of deaths per year as cancer, diabetes and respiratory disease combined (according to 2015 statistical data from AHA). In addition, women exhibit different and more silent symptoms of heart attacks. There … Read more
The immune system plays a vital role in heart disease. In my last blog, I wrote about the role of complements in hypertension and lightly mentioned that it affected regulatory T cells. In this post, I would like to shine the spotlight on regulatory T cells, their function and their role in atherosclerosis, drawing attention … Read more
Even though I have been studying immunology for 15 years, I am constantly fascinated by how elaborately involved the immune system is in different diseases and conditions. I have written previously about the intricate relationship between the immune system and heart disease. In this blog, I will be highlighting the role of the immune system … Read more