Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease

This cholesterol model serves to elucidate both the structure and destructive potential of cholesterol in the cardiovascular system. In the rings of the model are some of the most common cholesterol-induced cardiovascular diseases: Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke, and High Blood Pressure. Although cholesterol is necessary for metabolic …

The Pathology and Risk Factor Spectrum of MS

A mixed-media depiction of how multiple sclerosis affects nerve cells and the signaling pathway. This disease can have several predispositions so I have depicted the summation of risk factors in terms of a spectrum with a threshold at “having MS (above threshold)” or “not having MS(below threshold)”. In general, risk …