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We eat up to five grams of microplastics every week

Although microplastics are ubiquitous in food and we unknowingly eat up to 5 g of them every week, there are still no estimates on a safe dose for the body.

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    Poland’s scientists among the world's most cited researchers

    Two of Poland’s leading scientists have been included in a ranking of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers 2022.

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    'Tailor-made' microspheres could help save liver more effectively

    In a few years, the solutions to fight liver cancer may include yttrium oxide gel microspheres produced at the National Centre for Nuclear Research in Świerk.

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    Polish scientists develop tool for assessing immunomodulatory properties of diet

    Polish scientists have developed a tool to estimate whether a person's diet contains the right amount of ingredients necessary for the optimal functioning of the immune system.

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    Scientists from Jagiellonian University explain inconsistent results of COVID drug trials and propose solution

    Drug repurposing trials for COVID reported inconsistent results. Scientists from the Jagiellonian University show that these inconsistencies could have been caused by random differences between treatment and control groups, as well as incorrect statistical analysis, and not errors in research practices.

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    Pre-pregnancy BMI and excessive weight gain during pregnancy strongly affect baby's weight, says new study

    Mother's who have a too high pre-pregnancy BMI and excessive weight gain during pregnancy affect the weight of the child, both at birth and later in life.

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    Ukrainians in Polish hospitals: Analysis of researchers from the Medical University of Warsaw

    Care for children under 5 years of age, women during pregnancy and childbirth, cancer patients and men admitted due to injuries or poisoning are just some of the reasons for Ukrainians in Poland are being hospitalised.

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    Warsaw students win first place at e-Health Hackathon for drug management system

    Warsaw University of Technology students have taken first place at the e-Health Hackathon programming marathon for developing a drug management system that checks if there are any adverse interactions between drugs taken by a patient.

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    Huge discrepancy in coronavirus vaccination priorities, scientists find

    A new study has revealed ‘huge discrepancies’ in what groups received priority COVID-19 vaccinations in different EU countries.

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    Polish researcher discovers method to help detect heart disease

    A Polish researcher in the US has developed a simplified method for calculating the risk of cardiovascular disease which can facilitate and accelerate the identification of people exposed to these diseases.

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