Health model that acts before symptoms appear

He healthcare model global is undergoing a paradigm shift. Faced with a medicine historically focused on treating the disease once it appears, more and more researchers and health professionals defend the need to anticipate and act on the factors that trigger it.

This transition towards so-called preventive medicine is supported by decades of scientific evidence. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that up to 80% of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes could be prevented with early interventions about risk factors and lifestyle.

Prevention, however, is no longer limited to periodic checkups or general recommendations. Biomedical research research group Cellular Response to Oxidative Stress of the scientific collaboration between cROS: UNIOVI-BIOW, focuses on biological processes that begin years before a disease appears, such as low-grade chronic inflammation, oxidative stress or loss of mitochondrial efficiency, mechanisms that today are considered key drivers of biological aging and numerous pathologies.

In this context, the night rest plays a leading role. Continuous poor sleep is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, metabolic alterations, cognitive impairment and weakening of the immune system. It is not just about sleeping a sufficient number of hours, but about achieving deep and restorative sleep, in which the body activates its natural repair processes.

Through this research it is pointed out that improving the environment in which we sleep “can become a relevant preventive strategy”, since during the night the body performs “key functions such as cell regeneration, regulation of the immune system or metabolic balance“.

Along these lines, we have analyzed how to intervene on environmental factors during rest that could enhance these biological processes. These pre-clinical studies linked to technologies such as Biow suggest that optimizing the bedroom environment, especially in relation to respiration and cellular oxygenation, allows promoting cell renewal during the night without requiring active changes in daily behavior.

Acting on variables such as air quality, breathing or sleep efficiency could help reduce the probability of developing diseases even before the first symptoms appear.