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CPAP therapy slows aging associated with sleep apnea
Publicado em 23 agosto 2023
Summary: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can reduce the accelerated telomere shortening caused by the condition.
Telomeres, the protective ends of chromosomes, play a role in aging and tend to shorten more quickly in OSA. This study shows that CPAP not only fights OSA symptoms, but also reduces the effects of rapid aging. The results illustrate the crucial connection between sleep quality and aging.
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Researchers discover the most effective treatment for tinnitus
Publicado em 29 junho 2023Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation are the most effective known treatments for tinnitus. (Source: Journal of Personalized Medicine) According to a study conducted by Brazilian scientists from the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF) that compares the main therapies currently used, low-level laser therapy and the associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus. The study is reported in an article published in [...]ver notícia -
Study points to link between schizophrenia and vascular alterations in the brain
Publicado em 18 janeiro 2023By Maria Fernanda Ziegler | Agência FAPESP – A study conducted in Brazil and reported in an article published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that schizophrenia may be associated with alterations in the vascularization of certain brain regions. Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), D’Or Research and Education Institute (IDOR) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) found a link between astrocytes (central nervous system cells) from patients [...]ver notícia