Scientists from University of Warmia and Mazury study bacteria transmitted by ticks that cause neoehrlichiosis
Ticks transmit not only Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis, but also other diseases, such as neoehrlichiosis. A team of scientists from the University of Warmia and Mazury conducts research on the bacteria that cause this little-known disease in humans.
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Scientist: Human genes unable to adapt to modern diets
The functioning of the human body is the result of evolution. Normally, the human genome adapts to changes in the environment over thousands of years, but during the last 50 years the human life, including diet, has changed so radically that the general population has not yet had time to adapt and cope with lifestyle-related disease problems, believes Professor Carsten Carlberg.
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Application developed at MUG helps detect lung cancer recurrence
The HORUS application developed at the Medical University of Gdańsk helps to detect recurrences after the end of lung cancer treatment. The software provides weekly surveys, the results of which are analysed in real time, and enables quick implementation of the necessary actions if needed.
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Polish study: Vitamin D level could be important in immunological treatment of advanced melanoma
According to scientists from the Poznań University of Medical Sciences, maintaining the correct vitamin D levels may be important in the immunological treatment of advanced skin cancer - melanoma. They published the results of their research in the journal Cancer.
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Polish researcher investigates whether bisphenol A negatively affects egg cells and embryo development
Bisphenol A (BPA), used, for example, in the production of food packaging, may negatively affect fertility, according to animal studies. The mechanisms responsible for its effect on female reproductive cells are currently being investigated by Dr. Anna Ajduk from the University of Warsaw.
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Scientists one step closer to 'vaccine' for egg allergy
Lymphocytes are white blood cells that regulate the immune system. If they have some 'experience' with an allergenic protein and get transplanted into another organism, that transfer will strengthen the immune reaction and the body will start to defend itself better against this protein. The experiment was conducted by scientists from the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn.
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Polish and Canadian researchers find new gene strongly linked to breast cancer risk
A new gene called ATRIP, whose mutations cause a high risk of breast cancer, has been discovered by Polish researchers in cooperation with scientists from Canada, reports Dr. Cezary Cybulski, a geneticist from the Department of Genetics and Pathomorphology of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin.
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Protein in cancer cells 'helps' during chemotherapy, scientists find
Researchers have shown that the higher the level of Prolactin-Induced Protein (PIP) in breast cancer cells, the better the effects of chemotherapy. The discovery may be of key importance in the choice of therapy for patients suffering from breast cancer.
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Polish AI is working on new antibiotics
Professor Ewa Szczurek's team from the University of Warsaw employed artificial intelligence to develop new peptides with promising antibacterial activity. In their work, the researchers used their own, innovative AI solutions.
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Team from Jagiellonian University describes important cellular mechanism
Scientists from the Jagiellonian University described in Nature Communications a key discovery concerning an extremely important modification of proteins produced in cells. The mechanism called hypusination is important in the development of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and diabetes.
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Scientists have re-examined the remains of a prehistoric marine reptile found in the 20th century in the village of Załęcze Wielkie (Łódź province). This distant relative of modern crocodiles was about four metres long and had a visible jaw injury, which it probably suffered in the first years of its life.
