Mushrooms are called forest meat due to the large amount of protein they contain. They contain many vitamins and minerals: potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium and iron. It is best to consume them soon after picking, because that is when they have the highest nutritional value, experts from WULS-SGGW advise.

Children have problems not only with proper articulation, but also with communication, speech therapists alert. This is related to civilization changes. Irregularities in speech development are also influenced by a change in the way of feeding children, developmental defects and bilingualism.

For women, the best time for pregnancy is between 25 and 30 years of age, says Professor Krzysztof Łukaszuk. Science published research co-authored by Łukaszuk on genetic defects that - depending on age - occur in egg cells. These results could help to treat infertility.

In places with the highest smog levels, the risk of allergies, asthma and respiratory diseases in children is increased, according to an epidemiological study, the results of which were presented at a conference organized by the Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology and ARC.

There is no such thing as a safe dose of alcohol; almost every dose is toxic to our body, experts of various specialisations say. Alcohol threatens liver cirrhosis and increases the risk of cancer. It is not true that it protects against cardiovascular diseases.

Microplastics are are present in the Kraków air in winter, say the authors of the first study of this phenomenon in Poland. Scientists have not yet determined the scale of the pollution.

Women`s football players have up to three times greater changes in the neck and pelvic asymmetry than women who do not play. They usually kick the ball with their right foot, their muscles do not work symmetrically, one side of the body is more heavily loaded, the fasciae also stretch unevenly, show studies with the participation of women`s extra league.

Tumours use ABC proteins to remove cancer drugs from cells. Dr. Agnieszka Robaszkiewicz plans to prevent them from doing that. Her team from the University of Lodz intends to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and restore the possibility of treating cancer patients who have developed drug resistance.

New, groundbreaking cancer therapy called CAR-T will soon be used for the first time in Poland. It is expected to help in the treatment of one of the varieties of resistant lymphoma, Prof. Lidia Gil from the Poznan University of Medical Sciences told PAP.