Radiologists are less susceptible to visual illusions
Radiologists are less susceptible to visual illusions than other people. This is the result of practice, during which they develop the ability to focus on specific areas of interest and ignore other elements that create the illusion, scientists from the UK show.
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Polish researchers develop AI model based on world's largest chest image database
Experts from the Warsaw University of Technology, in collaboration with the Polish Lung Cancer Group, have developed an artificial intelligence model based on the world's largest chest image database. The model will support doctors who diagnose diseases in the chest area.
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Scientists develop miniaturised device to save newborns
Researchers from the Jagiellonian University and the University of Warsaw (UW) are finalising work on a device to treat breathing disorders in premature babies. The device is expected to reduce the high risk of complications associated with procedures performed on newborns.
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How to exercise to effectively improve your mood? Jagiellonian University scientists investigate
Each person's brain reacts slightly differently to physical activity. For example, one person may feel an improvement in mood after an intensive bike ride, while another may feel the opposite. Scientists from the Jagiellonian University have shown that the brain activation patterns of these people run differently during the same exercise.
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Polish researchers investigate virus linked to obesity
Obesity is not just a matter of lifestyle, hormonal disorders or genetics. There are viruses whose link to the occurrence of this disease has been confirmed in studies. Scientists from Wrocław were the first in the world to detect the presence of one of them also in dogs and cats living with humans.
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Chemists from Wrocław University of Science and Technology want to develop drug for Alzheimer's disease
Scientists from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology are working on new ways to treat Alzheimer's disease. The new drug is also expected to be more effective in the treatment of other neurodegenerative disorders, the university announced in a release.
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Sports wristbands and watches do not show actual values of performance parameters
Predicting how well the body will cope with physical effort is crucial for athletes and coaches. Meanwhile, popular sports wristbands and watches do not show the actual values of performance parameters, research by Polish scientists has shown.
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Study: Emotional problems linked to binge eating and food addiction
Over 20 percent of people surveyed by the University of Silesia researchers declared that they had experienced problems related to binge eating or food addiction. People combining both disorders showed the highest level of emotional problems, depression, anxiety, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Haematologist: Discovery of new blood group system potentially helpful in rare haemolytic complications
The recently announced discovery of a new blood group system does not actually have great clinical significance, but it may potentially be useful for a very small percentage of people with rare haemolytic complications, says haematologist Professor Wiesław Jędrzejczak.
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Glioblastoma mathematics
A mathematical model that allows to simulate the growth and spread of glioblastoma has been developed by a team with the participation of a Polish researcher. This is a step towards a better understanding of this deadly brain tumour.
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