An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Warsaw, have described a new method for the synthesis of nucleotides, compounds that are the basic components of DNA and RNA and play a key role in cell signalling and cellular energy processes.
When healthy cells transform into cancer cells, their mechanical properties change. An international group of scientists, including researchers from Poland, wants to create a procedure for detecting disorders in the mechanical properties of cells in order to diagnose cancer early.
Scientists from the Jagiellonian University Medical College have developed a chemical compound that may become an important part of skin discoloration therapy because it effectively inhibits the natural process of melanin production in cells.
Scientists from the Polish Academy of Sciences in Zabrze are working on biodegradable polymers that can be used to obtain cardiovascular implants in the form of drug-coated stents.
According to UN forecasts, the Earth's population will reach 10 billion in 2060. The overpopulation of the planet and the climate crisis generate new challenges when it comes to food production and distribution, scientists said during a debate at the Science Festival in Warsaw.
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world. Fighting one of its forms is the goal of the international research consortium PvSTATEM. Scientists from the Warsaw University of Technology joined in the work, the university reports.
Vibrio vulnificus bacterial infections are not common, but they are dangerous. Treating the infection is difficult, and the disease may lead to death, says Dr. Monika Kurpas, an expert from the Medical University of Gdańsk who deals with this bacterium.
Researchers from Poland, Germany and Czechia are working on drugs against infectious diseases caused by trypanosomes. They will examine a specific enzyme of these single-cell parasites and propose 'drug candidates' better than those used so far.
The discovery that the risk of ischaemic strokes is influenced by the left-sided septal pouch, which 50% of people have, is important, but it is not new, says its author, Professor Mateusz Hołda. His team published the most important information on the subject several years ago, but the research continues.
Dr. Bartłomiej Tomasik from the Medical University of Gdańsk is the co-discoverer of a previously unknown mechanism of DNA repair by cells. Gene repair is crucial for the development and treatment of cancer.