Metabolic syndrome (MetS) forms a cluster of metabolic dysregulations including insulin
resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, central obesity, and hypertension. The pathogenesis …

Obesity reaches up to epidemic proportions globally and increases the risk for a wide
spectrum of co-morbidities, including type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension …

This study tested the hypothesis that acute exposure to light during nighttime sleep
adversely affects next-morning glucose homeostasis and whether this effect occurs via …

Alcohol intake provokes severe organ injuries including alcoholic cardiomyopathy with
hallmarks of cardiac remodeling and contractile defects. This study examined the toxicity of …

This review examines how the sympathetic nervous system plays a major role in the
regulation of cardiovascular function over multiple time scales. This is achieved through …

Hypertension (HTN) is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events, target organ
damage (TOD), premature death and disability worldwide. The pathophysiology of HTN is …

There is convincing evidence that, in humans, discrete sleep stages are important for
daytime brain function, but whether any particular sleep stage has functional significance for …

Objective Insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism, sympathetic dysfunction and chronic low‐
grade inflammation may act together in a vicious cycle in the pathophysiology of PCOS …

Endothelium‐dependent flow‐mediated dilatation (FMD) describes the vasodilatory
response of a vessel to elevations in blood flow‐associated shear stress. Nitric oxide (NO) …

In recent years, the interest in studying the impact of sex steroids and gender on the
regulation of blood pressure and cardiovascular disease has been growing. Women are …