Telomeres are protective caps on chromosomes that shorten with each cell division

Marcel Arnold: Honoraria for lecturs: Astra Zeneca, Bayer, Novartis, Sanofi, Scientific advisory boards: Amgen, BMS/Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Daiichi Sankyo, Medtronic, Novartis, Grants Swiss National Science Foundation Poster session I - DIAGNOSIS / ETIOLOGY 04.00 - DIAGNOSIS / ETIOLOGY - 04.10 - ESUS/CRYPTOGENIC STROKE P326 - ESOC25-2305 A MACHINE LEARNING BASED APPROACH TO IDENTIFY ESUS ETIOLOGIES Adriano Bonura 1 , Claudia Meza 1 , Jesus Juega 1 , Marian Muchada 1 , Alvaro Garcia-Tornel 1 , Federica Rizzo 1 , Renato Simonetti 1 , Marta Olive 1 , Marc Rodrigo 1 , Noelia Rodriguez-Villatoro 1 , David Rodriguez Luna 1 , Marta Rubiera 1 , Carlos Molina 1 , Jorge Pagola 1 Vall dHebron, Stroke Unit, Barcelona, Spain Background and Aims: Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) accounts for about one-quarter of all ischemic strokes and poses a notable challenge in modern vascular neurology due to its high recurrence rate and diverse underlying mechanisms

Minimal effects observed in healthy subjects without sleep disturbance
We have less of it as we age