How intestinal microbes affect lungs
The microbes that live in our digestive system secrete various compounds - metabolites that enter the bloodstream and affect our body. Dr. Tomasz Wypych investigates how these compounds affect the respiratory system by looking for metabolites that will help in asthma or acute respiratory failure syndrome (COVID complications).
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Lublin scientists investigate effects of COVID-19 on women's fertility
Scientists from Lublin have been attempting to find out what impact COVID-19 has on women’s fertility.
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High doses of supplements are a huge problem, says endocrinologist
Excessive supplementation has become a huge problem, leading to serious health issues that can be life-threatening. Some patients decide to take extremely high doses - taking preparations for large animals, endocrinologist Szymon Suwała says in an interview with PAP.
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Polish engineers developing cheap 3D-printed orthoses
Engineers from the Poznan University of Technology have automated the process of designing and manufacturing limb orthoses and prostheses.
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Kraków scientists discover how breast cancer chemotherapy damages blood vessels
Researchers from the Jagiellonian University Medical College have shown how breast cancer chemotherapy can damage blood vessels.
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Microplatform for drug testing developed at Silesian University of Technology
A unique miniature platform for testing drugs that allows scientists to imitate the conditions in the human body and conduct research on cancer cells has been developed by researchers at the Silesian University of Technology.
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Scientists discover compound that may help alleviate symptoms of morphine addiction
Polish scientists have discovered a compound that can be an effective drug to alleviate the physical symptoms of morphine addiction and limit emotional distress during withdrawal episodes.
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Medieval ‘vampire teeth’ had less decay then gnashers today, say dental experts
‘Vampire skulls’ from a late medieval cemetery have revealed that tooth decay was much less common in the Middle Ages than today.
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Study: You can increase the level of cognitive empathy, but not emotional empathy
Analysis of experts from the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Warsaw shows that the level of cognitive empathy can be increased. However, this is not possible in the case of emotional empathy - the ability to feel other people's emotional states.
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Polish study could change standard of treating patients with plasma cell myeloma
Scientists have identified a more effective method of maintenance therapy after autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients with plasma cell myeloma.
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