A Polish research team from IDEAS NCBR is using artificial intelligence algorithms to analyse the statements of people on the autism spectrum. Scientists hope that this will help them develop tools to improve the quality of life of neurodivergent people and make their social integration more effective.
Can used disposable protective masks be recycled in a sensible way? Researchers from the West Pomeranian University of Technology have patented a way to convert them into activated carbon, used, for example, in purification filters.
Scientists from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw have discovered important similarities between the main types of betacoronaviruses, including the deadly viruses SARS-CoV-2 and MERS, as well as the OC43 virus that causes colds.
Breastfeeding women in cities consume more caffeine than those living in rural areas. Breastfeeding mothers with secondary education are more likely to use caffeine products than those with higher education, and women aged 34-44 are more likely to use them than younger mothers, says Aleksandra Purkiewicz from the Doctoral School of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
According to researchers from the Jagiellonian University, in the future it will be possible to treat organ fibrosis using the forces of nature. The researchers want to use extracellular vesicles, i.e. nanostructures secreted by cells of various organisms.
Researchers from the Wrocław Medical University are the first in the world to have faithfully recreated Theriac, a medicinal hit in Europe from antiquity to the 18th century, consisting of 71 substances. It turns out that it was closer to a placebo than to the miraculous mixture that ancient medics believed it to be.
A team of Polish researchers from the University of Warsaw developed a new mRNA modification in collaboration with several other units. The modification may be of key importance for the development of modern medicine, including targeted therapies, treatment of rare diseases and cancer vaccines.
Scientists from from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) are working on a dressing with the addition of a graphene monolayer to be used on superficial skin wounds. This solution could potentially result in faster and better healing of wounds in humans and animals, the university reports.
Too much light at night not only interferes with astronomical observations and disrupts the behaviour of animals and plants, it can also threaten people, disrupting sleep, promoting obesity, depression and even cancer, said participants of the interdisciplinary seminar 'The Dark Side of Light - light pollution and its impact on our life'.
Antibiotics are considered one of the greatest achievements of 20th century medicine. Their introduction reduced mortality due to bacterial infections and contributed to the extension of life expectancy. However, the consequence of their mass use in humans and animals is the emergence and spread of strains resistant to these drugs. According to estimates, in 2019, 4.95 million people around the world died due to antibiotic resistance, including nearly a million children.