Broad-spectrum antibiotics are present in the soil near the poultry farm, found scientists from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. Drugs were also detected in groundwater, and antibiotics in drinking water. The phosphorus content was two and a half times higher than the average for soils in Poland.

Polish researchers have described a method for rejuvenating the brain of old mice. They showed that if the breakdown of glycogen in the brain is sufficiently slowed down, old mice are ready to absorb new information, and the connections in their brain look like those of juvenile mice.

‘New RNA-based therapeutics are being introduced in the medical field and we are also attempting to develop a Polish drug based on this technology,’ says Katarzyna Malik from Polpharma.

The early stage of insulin resistance development is associated with the structures surrounding the skeletal muscles, show scientists from the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn.

There are proteins that produce DNA on their own and are used by bacteria to commit suicide. The morphology and functioning of such structures have been described by scientists from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.

Experts from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice have found that sunbathing creams do not provide protection against infrared radiation.

The development of next generation implantation biomaterials is the goal of research conducted by scientists from Poland and Austria. As a result, surgical implants will be more durable and of better quality, and this will translate into less frequent removal or revision.

Staphylococcus bacteria manipulate the skin's natural protective mechanisms to provide themselves with optimal conditions for development, scientists from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk have determined.

The more you walk, the lower the risk of premature death. What's more, this effect can be seen even when you do less than 5,000 steps, results from an international study led by Professor Maciej Banach from the Medical University of Lodz show.