The immune system is the first line of defense of the human body. When a flu virus (or in the current context, a coronavirus which causes COVID-19) enters the body, the immune system reacts with an immune response, generating a sequence of events involving various cells and takes place over time. Like any fighting force, […]

Is olive oil associated with total cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD) and risk of stroke? This was the question asked by the research team at the Nutrition Department of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. The results of the study were recently published (March 5, 2020) in the Journal […]

According to a 2020 study, adults who do not follow a regulat sleep schedule are nearly twice as likely to develop cardiovascular diseases as people with more regular sleep patterns. This study is important, because it is among the largest of its kind in recent years and specifically associates these patterns of irregular sleep with […]