In a study involving 46 participants, it was discovered that individuals with untreated obstructive sleep apnea experienced faster telomere shortening, an indicator of cell aging. However, the use of continuous positive airway pressure reduced this damage. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is charact
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several minutes, followed by arousals and deep breathing.
Brazil: A recent study published in the journal Sleep has shown that the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), can mitigate the telomere shortening that naturally occurs with ageing and.
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